tetano
Editor, Senior Moderator
Front Med (Lausanne)
. 2021 Nov 22;8:761314.
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.761314. eCollection 2021.
Persistence of Symptoms After Discharge of Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19
Lili Wu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yongxin Wu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Haiyan Xiong[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Biqi Mei[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Tianhui You[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Many patients who had coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had at least one symptom that persisted after recovery from the acute phase. Our purpose was to review the empirical evidence on symptom prevalence, complications, and management of patients with long COVID. We systematically reviewed the literature on the clinical manifestations of long COVID-19, defined by the persistence of symptoms beyond the acute phase of infection. Bibliographic searches in PubMed and Google Scholar were conducted to retrieve relevant studies on confirmed patients with long COVID that were published prior to August 30, 2021. The most common persistent symptoms were fatigue, cough, dyspnea, chest pains, chest tightness, joint pain, muscle pain, loss of taste or smell, hair loss, sleep difficulties, anxiety, and depression. Some of the less common persistent symptoms were skin rash, decreased appetite, sweating, inability to concentrate, and memory lapses. In addition to these general symptoms, some patients experienced dysfunctions of specific organs, mainly the lungs, heart, kidneys, and nervous system. A comprehensive understanding of the persistent clinical manifestations of COVID-19 can improve and facilitate patient management and referrals. Prompt rehabilitative care and targeted interventions of these patients may improve their recovery from physical, immune, and mental health symptoms.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; long-term effect; patient discharge; review.
. 2021 Nov 22;8:761314.
doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.761314. eCollection 2021.
Persistence of Symptoms After Discharge of Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19
Lili Wu[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Yongxin Wu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Haiyan Xiong[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Biqi Mei[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Tianhui You[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 34881263
- PMCID: PMC8645792
- DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2021.761314
Abstract
Many patients who had coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) had at least one symptom that persisted after recovery from the acute phase. Our purpose was to review the empirical evidence on symptom prevalence, complications, and management of patients with long COVID. We systematically reviewed the literature on the clinical manifestations of long COVID-19, defined by the persistence of symptoms beyond the acute phase of infection. Bibliographic searches in PubMed and Google Scholar were conducted to retrieve relevant studies on confirmed patients with long COVID that were published prior to August 30, 2021. The most common persistent symptoms were fatigue, cough, dyspnea, chest pains, chest tightness, joint pain, muscle pain, loss of taste or smell, hair loss, sleep difficulties, anxiety, and depression. Some of the less common persistent symptoms were skin rash, decreased appetite, sweating, inability to concentrate, and memory lapses. In addition to these general symptoms, some patients experienced dysfunctions of specific organs, mainly the lungs, heart, kidneys, and nervous system. A comprehensive understanding of the persistent clinical manifestations of COVID-19 can improve and facilitate patient management and referrals. Prompt rehabilitative care and targeted interventions of these patients may improve their recovery from physical, immune, and mental health symptoms.
Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; long-term effect; patient discharge; review.