April 14, 2021

Post-Acute COVID-19 Sequelae in Cases Managed in the Community or Hospital in the UK a Population Based Study

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Clinical Characteristics and Health Care Setting

Keywords (Tags): clinical characteristics, sequelae

• [Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] A population-based study of post-COVID-19 sequelae in England found that hospitalized patients had higher rates of 13 of 26 symptoms assessed and 11 of 19 diseases, and had higher healthcare utilization, than those who had not been hospitalized. Comparing symptom rates (per 100,000 person-weeks), hospitalized patients experienced more breathlessness (536 vs. 87), joint pain (295 vs. 168), diabetes (303 vs. 36), and hypertension (244 vs. 47). 4.2% (1882/45,272) of those who had not been hospitalized had a post-acute symptom, most frequently reporting anxiety, breathlessness, chest pain and fatigue. Healthcare utilization among those who were not hospitalized increased by 28.5% post-COVID-19 relative to pre-pandemic.

Whittaker et al. (Apr 13, 2021). Post-Acute COVID-19 Sequelae in Cases Managed in the Community or Hospital in the UK a Population Based Study. Pre-print downloaded Apr 14 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.04.09.21255199