November 12, 2020

‘Long-COVID’: A Cross-Sectional Study of Persisting Symptoms, Biomarker and Imaging Abnormalities Following Hospitalisation for COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics, sequelae

• Among 384 patients in London followed for an average of 54 days post-discharge from COVID-19 hospitalization, 53% reported persistent breathlessness, 34% cough, 69% fatigue, and 14.6% depression. 38% of chest radiographs remained abnormal and 9% showed signs of worsening.

Mandal et al. (Nov 10, 2020). ‘Long-COVID’: A Cross-Sectional Study of Persisting Symptoms, Biomarker and Imaging Abnormalities Following Hospitalisation for COVID-19. Thorax. https://doi.org/10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-215818