학술논문
One Year Overview and Follow-Up in a Post-COVID Consultation of Critically Ill Patients
Document Type
article
Author
Jessica González; María Zuil; Iván D. Benítez; David de Gonzalo-Calvo; María Aguilar; Sally Santisteve; Rafaela Vaca; Olga Minguez; Faty Seck; Gerard Torres; Jordi de Batlle; Silvia Gómez; Silvia Barril; Anna Moncusí-Moix; Aida Monge; Clara Gort-Paniello; Ricard Ferrer; Adrián Ceccato; Laia Fernández; Ana Motos; Jordi Riera; Rosario Menéndez; Darío Garcia-Gasulla; Oscar Peñuelas; Gonzalo Labarca; Jesús Caballero; Carme Barberà; Antoni Torres; Ferran Barbé
Source
Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 9 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2296-858X
Abstract
The long-term clinical management and evolution of a cohort of critical COVID-19 survivors have not been described in detail. We report a prospective observational study of COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU between March and August 2020. The follow-up in a post-COVID consultation comprised symptoms, pulmonary function tests, the 6-minute walking test (6MWT), and chest computed tomography (CT). Additionally, questionnaires to evaluate the prevalence of post-COVID-19 syndrome were administered at 1 year. A total of 181 patients were admitted to the ICU during the study period. They were middle-aged (median [IQR] of 61 [52;67]) and male (66.9%), with a median ICU stay of 9 (5–24.2) days. 20% died in the hospital, and 39 were not able to be included. A cohort of 105 patients initiated the follow-up. At 1 year, 32.2% persisted with respiratory alterations and needed to continue the follow-up. Ten percent still had moderate/severe lung diffusion (DLCO) involvement (