Follow-Up Analysis of Pulmonary Function, Exercise Capacity, Radiological Changes, and Quality of Life Two Months after Recovery from SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia

Conclusion: In the group of COVID-19 pneumonia survivors 2 months after hospital discharge, residual changes in the lungs on chest CT and in lung function and reduced physical and HRQoL status were found in a significant number of patients. To evaluate COVID-19 long-term consequences, a longer follow-up period is needed.PMID:34204878 | PMC:PMC8229364 | DOI:10.3390/medicina57060568

Source: Medicina (Kaunas) - July 2, 2021 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Edita Strumiliene Ingrida Zeleckiene Rytis Bliudzius Arturas Samuilis Tadas Zvirblis Birute Zablockiene Arunas Strumila Vygantas Gruslys Laura Malinauskiene Vytautas Kasiulevicius Ligita Jancoriene Source Type: research