Prospective longitudinal evaluation of hospitalised COVID-19 survivors 3 and 12 months after discharge.
Natalie LorentYannick Vande WeygaerdeEveline ClaeysIpek Guler Caamano FajardoNicolas De VosWalter De WeverBihiyga SalhiIwein GyselinckCedric BosteelsBart N LambrechtStephanie EveraertsSven VerschraegenChristophe SchepersHeleen DemeyerArne HeynsPieter DepuydtSandra OeyenPascal Van BleyenberghLaurent GodinasLieven DupontGreet HermansEric DeromRik GosselinkWim JanssensEva Van BraeckelPublished in: ERJ open research (2022)
Many COVID-19 survivors, especially those with severe disease, experienced limitations at 3 months. At 1 year, the majority showed improvement to almost complete recovery. To identify additional care or rehabilitation needs, we recommend a timely multidisciplinary follow-up visit following COVID-19 admission.