Persistence of Symptoms After Discharge of Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19

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 lit...

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Autores principales:	Lili Wu, Yongxin Wu, Haiyan Xiong, Biqi Mei, Tianhui You
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Publicado:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
Materias:	COVID-19 patient discharge long-term effect SARS-CoV-2 review Medicine (General) R5-920
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/2dd268e475c14538b796959cbb08a58f
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2dd268e475c14538b796959cbb08a58f2021-11-22T05:47:11ZPersistence of Symptoms After Discharge of Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-192296-858X10.3389/fmed.2021.761314https://doaj.org/article/2dd268e475c14538b796959cbb08a58f2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.761314/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-858XMany 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.Lili WuLili WuYongxin WuHaiyan XiongBiqi MeiTianhui YouFrontiers Media S.A.articleCOVID-19patient dischargelong-term effectSARS-CoV-2reviewMedicine (General)R5-920ENFrontiers in Medicine, Vol 8 (2021)
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spellingShingle	COVID-19 patient discharge long-term effect SARS-CoV-2 review Medicine (General) R5-920 Lili Wu Lili Wu Yongxin Wu Haiyan Xiong Biqi Mei Tianhui You Persistence of Symptoms After Discharge of Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19
description	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.
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title	Persistence of Symptoms After Discharge of Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19
title_short	Persistence of Symptoms After Discharge of Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19
title_full	Persistence of Symptoms After Discharge of Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19
title_fullStr	Persistence of Symptoms After Discharge of Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19
title_full_unstemmed	Persistence of Symptoms After Discharge of Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19
title_sort	persistence of symptoms after discharge of patients hospitalized due to covid-19
publisher	Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate	2021
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Persistence of Symptoms After Discharge of Patients Hospitalized Due to COVID-19

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