Lung Function sequelae in COVID-19 Patients 3 Months After Hospital Discharge

About 20% of patients infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus develop Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia and require hospitalization.1 Some recent reports have shown that some of them may present lung function abnormalities at discharge, or soon afterwards.Here, we: (1) describe the presence and...

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Autores: Sibila Vidal, Oriol, Albacar Riobóo, Núria, Perea, Lídia, Faner, Rosa, Torralba García, Yolanda, Hernández González, Fernanda, Moisés, Jorge, Sánchez Ruano, Núria, Sequeira Aymar, Ethel, Badia, Joan Ramon, Agustí García-Navarro, Àlvar, Barberà i Mir, Joan Albert, Sellarés Torres, Jacobo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
OAI Identifier:oai:recercat.cat:2445/183987
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/183987
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Malalties del pulmó
COVID-19
Pneumologia
Pulmonary diseases
Pneumology
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Sumario:About 20% of patients infected by the SARS-CoV-2 virus develop Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia and require hospitalization.1 Some recent reports have shown that some of them may present lung function abnormalities at discharge, or soon afterwards.Here, we: (1) describe the presence and characteristics of lung function abnormalities 3 months after hospital discharge in a large prospective cohort of well characterized patients hospitalized because of COVID-19 in our institution; and, (2) explore potential clinical predictors these short-term lung function sequelae.