COVID-19: Is pulmonary damage present after 10 weeks follow-up?

Discussion: In the majority of the patients, pulmonary function tests were normal and complete resolution of radiographic consolidations was common. Compared to moderate and mild cases, patients with severe or critical COVID-19 had a significantly lower DLCO, TLC, and FVC and less improvement of radiographic abnormalities. We therefore recommend systematic respiratory follow-up mainly in the more severe cases recovering from COVID-19.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 25, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Paternotte, N., Messer, L., Thijs, W., Van Den Hout, E., Simsek, S., Aardenburg - Van Huisstede, A., Boersma, W. Tags: Respiratory infections and bronchiectasis Source Type: research