Respiratory follow‐up after hospitalization for COVID‐19: Who and when?

Despite more than 148 million infected people, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) respiratory intermediate and long-term survivors' outcome remains largely unknown. Lungs are the main COVID-19 target organ, and 5-10% patients progress to critical disease including acute respiratory distress sy...

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Veröffentlicht in:European Journal of Clinical Investigation 2021-08, Vol.51 (8), p.e13603-n/a, Article 13603
Hauptverfasser: Riou, Marianne, MarcoT, Christophe, Oulehri, Walid, Enache, Irina, Pistea, Cristina, Chatron, Eva, Labani, Aissam, Geny, Bernard, Ohana, Mickael, De Blay, Frederic, Kessler, Romain, Charloux, Anne
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Zusammenfassung:Despite more than 148 million infected people, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) respiratory intermediate and long-term survivors' outcome remains largely unknown. Lungs are the main COVID-19 target organ, and 5-10% patients progress to critical disease including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) [1]. Pulmonary function tests (PFT) performed at discharge from hospital showed that >80% of severe COVID-19 patients had lung function impairment [2].
ISSN:0014-2972
1365-2362
DOI:10.1111/eci.13603