Resource: Post-acute COVID-19 Syndrome. Incidence and risk factors: a Mediterranean cohort study
Source: Journal of Infection
Synopsis: 277 PCR-confirmed COVID-19 survivors were evaluated 10-14 weeks after disease onset. Post-COVID syndrome (PCS) was defined as the persistence of at least one clinically relevant symptom, or abnormalities in either spirometry or chest radiology. PCS was detected in 50.9% of patients, with mostly mild symptoms. Radiological and spirometric changes were mild and observed in 19% and 9%, respectively. No baseline clinical features behaved as independent predictors of Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome development.
Comment: A post-COVID syndrome, although mild, may be more common than previously thought. Consideration to pre-operative CXR and PFT’s during a pre-operative evaluation should be given to all survivors, especially those with lingering symptoms.
