Survival After Severe COVID-19: Long-Term Outcomes of Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit.
Thanh H NevilleRon D HaysChi-Hong TsengCynthia A GonzalezLucia ChenAshley HongMyrtle YamamotoLaura SantosoAlina KungKristin E SchwabSteven Y ChangNida QadirTisha WangNeil S WengerPublished in: Journal of intensive care medicine (2022)
Most patients who survive severe COVID-19 achieve positive outcomes, with health scores similar to the general population at 6 months post-discharge. However, there is marked heterogeneity in outcomes with a substantial minority reporting severely compromised health.