November 23, 2020

Comprehensive Health Assessment Three Months after Recovery from Acute COVID-19

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): sequelae

A study following patients (n = 124) for 3 months after they were discharged from the hospital following recovery from COVID-19 in the Netherlands reported that a substantial proportion reported severe problems in several health domains including functional impairment (64%), fatigue (69%) and quality of life (72%) after recovery from acute COVID-19. 

van den Borst et al. (Nov 21, 2020). Comprehensive Health Assessment Three Months after Recovery from Acute COVID-19. Clinical Infectious Diseases. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciaa1750