CLINICS is an electronic journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles in continuous flow, of interest to clinicians and researchers in medical and biomedical sciences.
Edited by: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP)
CLINICS is an electronic journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles in continuous flow, of interest to clinicians and researchers in medical and biomedical sciences.
Edited by: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP)
23/Jun/2021
Jessica Polese , Larissa Sant’Ana , Isac Ribeiro Moulaz , Izabella Cardoso Lara , Julia Muniz Bernardi , Marina Deorce de Lima , [...]
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2021/e2848
OBJECTIVES: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) may be associated with prolonged symptoms and post-recovery health impairment. This study aimed to evaluate the persistence of symptoms, lung function, and pulmonary diffusion for carbon monoxide (DLCO) in patients between 15 and 30 days after hospital discharge after admission for severe COVID-19. METHODS: The evaluation consisted of 1) comparative analysis between the initial symptoms and symptoms still present at the post-discharge evaluation 2) analysis of the chest images obtained during hospitalization, and 3) conducting […]
Keywords: COVID-19; Pulmonary function test; SARS-CoV-2; Symptoms