Impact of impaired pulmonary function on clinical outcomes in survivors of severe COVID-19 without pre-existing respiratory disease.
Igor Gorski BenedettoRavena Maya Cardoso da SilvaGuilherme Moreira HetzelGabriel da Silva VianaAmanda Reis GuimarãesLuciano FoladorVicente Bohrer BrentanoTiago Severo GarciaSergio Pinto RibeiroPaulo de Tarso Roth DalcinMarcelo Basso GazzanaDanilo Cortozi BertonPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2023)
The presence of a restrictive ventilatory defect approximately 4 months after severe COVID-19 in patients without prior respiratory comorbidities implies worse clinical outcomes.