Post-discharge follow-up of patients with COVID-19: A Brazilian experience.
Luis Filipe NakayamaMüller Gonçalves UriasArthur Sevalho GonçalvesRafael Amorim RibeiroTiago de Almeida MacruzRafael Baptista PardoPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2022)
The most prevalent symptoms were pulmonary and neuropsychiatric sequelae, as reported in previous studies. This finding underscores the severity of the coronavirus disease 2019 infection and the need for follow-up after recovery from the initial illness. Obese patients, those requiring mechanical ventilation, female patients, and increased hospital length are at greater chance of having persistent symptoms.
Keyphrases
- mechanical ventilation
- obese patients
- coronavirus disease
- end stage renal disease
- bariatric surgery
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- intensive care unit
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- pulmonary hypertension
- gastric bypass
- emergency department
- respiratory failure
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- patient reported outcomes
- acute care