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ArticleRevista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion

[Quality of life and persistent symptoms after hospitalization for COVID-19. A prospective observational study comparing ICU with non-ICU patients].

M Taboada, N Rodríguez, M Díaz-Vieito, M J Domínguez, A Casal, V Riveiro, A Cariñena, E Moreno, A Pose, L Valdés and 2 more

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Article in Revista espanola de anestesiologia y reanimacion. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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12 authors.

M TaboadaServicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. Instituto de investigaciones Sanitarias de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España.
N RodríguezServicio de Neumología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de investigaciones Sanitarias de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España.
M Díaz-VieitoServicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. Instituto de investigaciones Sanitarias de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España.
M J DomínguezServicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de investigaciones Sanitarias de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España.
A CasalServicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. Instituto de investigaciones Sanitarias de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España.
V RiveiroServicio de Neumología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de investigaciones Sanitarias de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España.
A CariñenaServicio de Neumología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de investigaciones Sanitarias de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España.
E MorenoServicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Ferrol, Ferrol, La Coruña, España.
A PoseServicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de investigaciones Sanitarias de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España.
L ValdésServicio de Neumología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Instituto de investigaciones Sanitarias de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España.
J ÁlvarezServicio de Anestesiología y Reanimación, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela. Instituto de investigaciones Sanitarias de Santiago (IDIS), Santiago de Compostela, España.
T Seoane-PilladoUnidad de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidade de A Coruña-INIBIC, La Coruña, España.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Hospitalized COVID-19 patients are prone to develop persistent symptoms and to show reduced quality of life following hospital admission. Methods: Prospective cohort study of COVID-19 patients admitted to a hospital from March 1 to April 30, 2020. The primary outcome was to compare health related quality of life and persistent symptoms six months after hospital admission, of COVID-19 patients who required ICU admission with those who did not. Results: Among the 242 patients hospitalized during the defined period of time, 44 (18.2%) needed ICU admission. Forty (16.5%) patients died during hospital admission. Two hundred and two (83.5%) patients were discharged alive from the hospital. At six months, 183 (75.6%) patients completed the questionnaires (32 ICU patients and 151 non ICU patients). Ninety-six (52.4%) reported decreased quality of life and 143 (78.1%) described persistent symptoms. More ICU patients showed worsening of their quality of life (71.9 vs. 43.7%, Conclusions: Survivors of COVID-19 needing hospitalization had persistent symptoms and a decline in the quality of life. ICU patients referred a large decrease of their quality of life compared with non ICU patients.

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Acute respiratory distress (ARDS)COVID-19Critically ill patientsFunctional statusHealth-related quality of lifeSARS-CoV-2

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PMID34176973
PMCPMC8214168

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