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ReviewInfection & chemotherapy2022

Preliminary Guidelines for the Clinical Evaluation and Management of Long COVID.

Yoonjung Kim, Seong Eun Kim, Tark Kim, Ki Wook Yun, So Hee Lee, Eunjung Lee, Jun-Won Seo, Young Hee Jung, Yong Pil Chong

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In one paragraph

Review in Infection & chemotherapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
38citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
7.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 66 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Rehabilitation needs of long COVID patients in British Columbia.PM & R : the journal of injury, function, and rehabilitation · 2026
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  7. Assessment and management of post-COVID-19 pulmonary complications: a rapid review.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2026
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  15. COVID-19: a vascular nightmare unfolding.Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 9 institutions in 1 country.

Yoonjung KimDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7454-4014
Seong Eun KimDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0162-6155
Tark KimDivison of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8829-4183
Ki Wook YunDepartment of Pediatrics, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0798-6779
So Hee LeeDepartment of Psychiatry, National Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9005-3207
Eunjung LeeDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7724-8288
Jun-Won SeoDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Chosun University, Gwangju, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2806-1863
Young Hee JungDepartment of Neurology, Myongji Hospital, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8945-2200
Yong Pil ChongDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. drchong@amc.seoul.kr.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1672-3185
Bucheon University · KRChonnam National University Hospital · KRChosun University · KRKyungpook National University Hospital · KRMyongji Hospital · KRNational Medical Center · KRSeoul National University · KRSoonchunhyang University Hospital Seoul · KRUlsan College · KR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-lasting coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) symptoms beyond 12 weeks, the so-called 'long COVID' have been increasingly reported worldwide. Long COVID can be manifested in various forms, and there is an increasing demand for proper assessment and management. However, it is challenging when trying to determine the best-practice standards of care based on the current evidence because there is no internationally agreed clinical definition or clear treatment pathway. Therefore, the present guidelines have been drafted to provide advice on diagnosis and management based on the latest updated available evidence and the consensus of expert opinion. So far, no standard test and drug treatment can be strongly recommended for patients with long COVID because of a lack of evidence. The present guidelines provide advice based on 12 key questions, including appropriate interventions for long COVID that can be used in clinical practice. Continuous careful observation and studies related to long COVID are needed for the long-term impact of COVID-19 and proper management for long COVID to be determined.

Indexed as

Long COVIDManagementPersistent symptomsPost-COVID conditionSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID36196612
PMCPMC9533168
OpenAlexW4297152916

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Registered trials

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