The long-term health consequences of COVID-19 remain largely unclear. In a very recent study published on The Lancet, an attempt was made to describe the long-term health consequences of patients with COVID-19 who have been discharged from the hospital.
“A 6 months after acute infection, COVID-19 survivors were primarily troubled by muscle fatigue or weakness, difficulty sleeping and anxiety or depression. Patients who were more severely ill during their hospital stay had more severely impaired lung diffusion capacity and abnormal chest imaging manifestations and are the main target population for long-term recovery surgery, ”the researchers write.
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“In total, 1733 of the 2469 patients discharged with COVID-19 were enrolled after 736 were excluded. Patients had a mean age of 57.0 (IQR 47.0-65.0) years and 897 (52%) were men. The follow-up study was conducted from June 16 to September 3, 2020 and the median follow-up time after symptom onset was 186.0 (175.0–199.0) days ”.
Among the symptoms, “muscle fatigue or weakness (63%, 1038 out of 1655) and difficulty sleeping (26%, 437 out of 1655) were the most common symptoms. Anxiety or depression it was reported in 23% (367 out of 1617) of patients ”. According to the study, 76% of those involved confirmed that they still complain at least one of the symptoms of Covid-19 after six months from the appearance of the first symptoms.
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