| Autor: |
Danesh, Valerie, Arroliga, Alejandro C, Bourgeois, James A, Widmer, Andrew J, McNeal, Michael J, McNeal, Tresa M |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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| Zdroj: |
Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), vol 34, iss 6 |
| Popis: |
The epidemiology and organ-specific sequelae following acute illness due to COVID-19 and prompting patients to seek COVID recovery care are not yet well characterized. This cross-sectional study reviewed data on 200 adult patients with prolonged symptoms of COVID-19 (>14 days after symptom onset) not resolved by usual primary care or specialist care who were referred for COVID-specific follow-up. Most patients sought COVID recovery clinic visits within the first 2 months of initial onset of symptoms (median 37 days), with some seeking care for sequelae persisting up to 10 months (median 82 days). At the time of telehealth evaluation, 13% of patients were using home oxygen, and 10% of patients had been unable to return to work due to persistent fatigue and/or subjective cognitive dysfunction ("brain fog"). The prominent specific symptom sequelae prompting patients to seek COVID-specific evaluation beyond usual primary care and specialist referrals were dyspnea, fatigue/weakness, and subjective cognitive dysfunction, irrespective of whether patients had required hospitalization or time since COVID-19 symptom onset. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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