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Evaluation of pulmonary function and exercise capacity after COVID-19 pneumonia.
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- Functional Capacity Impairment in Long COVID After 17 Months of Severe Acute Disease.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Changes in lung function and dyspnea perception in Colombian Covid-19 patients after a 12-week pulmonary rehabilitation program.PloS one · 2024Observational
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- Comment on: Evaluation of pulmonary function and exercise capacity after COVID-19 pneumonia.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careArticle
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- Authors response to: Comment on "Evaluation of pulmonary function and exercise capacity after COVID-19 pneumonia".Heart & lung : the journal of critical careArticle
- Assessment of exertional capacity using the six-minute step test in COVID-19 survivors six months after hospitalization: a prospective observational study in Paraíba, Brazil.The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious DiseasesObservational
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Abstract
backgroundIndividuals who suffer from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia may experience pulmonary dysfunction during the chronic period due to pulmonary parenchymal damage after acute disease.
objectivesThe aim of the present study was to evaluate the pulmonary function and exercise capacity of patients treated for COVID 19 pneumonia after discharge.
methodsIn this cross-sectional study, 79 people who were hospitalized with COVID-19 between March and October 2020 were evaluated at least two months after discharge. A pulmonary function test and a six-minute walk test were administered to the individuals included in the study.
resultsRestrictive-type disorder was detected in 21.5% of the individuals who were evaluated at least two months after discharge. The forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1) and the forced vital capacity (FVC) values of the pulmonary function tests were significantly lower in the individuals with severe/critical clinical disease compared to those with moderate disease (p = 0.004 and p = 0.001, respectively). Although the six-minute walk test (6MWT) distances were lower in the severe/critical group than in the moderate group, the difference was not statistically significant (p > 0.05).
conclusionsIndividuals who are discharged after hospitalization for COVID-19 pneumonia may develop a restrictive type of pulmonary dysfunction. Therefore, survivors of COVID-19 pneumonia should be evaluated for pulmonary function and rehabilitation needs and should be provided with treatment as required.
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