Assessment of respiratory function and exercise tolerance at 4-6 months after COVID-19 infection in patients with pneumonia of different severity.
Laura PiniRossano MontoriJordan GiordaniMichele GueriniNicla OrzesManuela CiarfagliaMarianna AriciCarlo CappelliSimone PivaNicola LatronicoMaria L MuiesanClaudio TantucciPublished in: Internal medicine journal (2022)
Lung function tests and 6-MWT are highly informative tools for monitoring the negative consequences of COVID-19 pneumonia, which were more frequent and more complex in patients discharged from ICU.
Keyphrases
- lung function
- end stage renal disease
- coronavirus disease
- cystic fibrosis
- ejection fraction
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- newly diagnosed
- sars cov
- chronic kidney disease
- air pollution
- intensive care unit
- physical activity
- high intensity
- patient reported outcomes
- mechanical ventilation
- respiratory failure
- body composition
- community acquired pneumonia
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation