Lung and physical function in post COVID-19 and clinical and functional associations: a cross-sectional study in Brazil.
Weris Lany Carapia do NascimentoDiana Magnavita MouraKatna De Oliveira AlmeidaMansueto Gomes NetoSérgio Fernandes de Oliveira JezlerIura Gonzalez Nogueira AlvesPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2023)
Muscle disability and lung dysfunction are common in COVID-19 survivors. Hospitalization was associated with the worst muscle force and diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide. Computed tomography characteristics could be a marker of prolonged hospital stay after the acute phase of COVID-19. Additionally, the probable diagnosis of sarcopenia could be a marker of impact on walking distance. These results highlight the need for long-term follow-up of those patients and rehabilitation programs.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- skeletal muscle
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- chronic kidney disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- risk factors
- oxidative stress
- healthcare
- young adults
- peritoneal dialysis
- public health
- multiple sclerosis
- emergency department
- magnetic resonance
- prognostic factors
- single molecule
- image quality