Post-discharge critical COVID-19 lung function related to severity of radiologic lung involvement at admission

Laurent Truffaut; Lucas Demey; Anne Violette Bruyneel; Alain Roman; Stephane Alard; Nathalie De Vos; Marie Bruyneel

doi:10.1186/s12931-021-01625-y

Respiratory Research (Jan 2021)

Post-discharge critical COVID-19 lung function related to severity of radiologic lung involvement at admission

Laurent Truffaut,
Lucas Demey,
Anne Violette Bruyneel,
Alain Roman,
Stephane Alard,
Nathalie De Vos,
Marie Bruyneel

Affiliations

Laurent Truffaut: Department of Pneumology, CHU Saint-Pierre
Lucas Demey: Department of Pneumology, CHU Saint-Pierre
Anne Violette Bruyneel: KiCarre, Research Department
Alain Roman: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, CHU Saint-Pierre
Stephane Alard: Department of Radiology, CHU Saint-Pierre
Nathalie De Vos: Department of Clinical Chemistry, LHUB-ULB, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Marie Bruyneel: Department of Pneumology, CHU Saint-Pierre

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12931-021-01625-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 22, no. 1
pp. 1 – 6

Abstract

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Abstract Lung function impairment persists in 55% of critical COVID-19 patients three months after ICU discharge. Patient lung function, exercise capacity, radiologic, and quality of life data suggest impairment is related to radiologic lung involvement at admission.

Published in Respiratory Research

ISSN: 1465-9921 (Print); 1465-993X (Online)
Publisher: BMC
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the respiratory system
Website: https://respiratory-research.biomedcentral.com/

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