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ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2024

Clinico-radiological and pulmonary function assessment of post-COVID-19 patients with respiratory symptoms.

Nilakantha Behera, Jeetendra Kumar Patra, Bijay Kumar Dash, Manoranjan Pattnaik, Deepak Sahu, Bayyaram Rambhoopal Reddy

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Nilakantha BeheraDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Jeetendra Kumar PatraDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Bijay Kumar DashDepartment of Cardiology, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Manoranjan PattnaikDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.
Deepak SahuDepartment of Community Medicine, SJ Medical College and Hospital, Puri, Odisha, India.
Bayyaram Rambhoopal ReddyDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, SCB Medical College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.

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Background: Respiratory symptoms may persist for several weeks following the initial coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. The aims and objectives were to assess the clinical symptoms, pulmonary functions, and radiological changes and to assess the cardio-vascular complications in post-COVID-19 patients. Methods: This observational study was conducted in the Department of Pulmonary Medicine in collaboration with the Department of Cardiology, SCBMCH, Cuttack, from March 2021 to August 2022 on 75 post-COVID-19 patients with respiratory symptoms from 4 weeks to 2 years after treatment for COVID-19 infection. Post-COVID patients having previous respiratory diseases were excluded from the study. Results: Among 75 patients, the most common age group was 18-30 years with a male-to-female ratio of 2.5:1. Based on O Conclusion: All post-COVID-19 patients having respiratory symptoms after recovery from acute COVID-19 may be referred by family care physicians to a dedicated post-COVID center for further evaluation, management, and early rehabilitation to decrease the morbidity in recovered patients. Persistent increased blood parameters like TLC, N/L ratio, RBS, CRP, and D-dimer seen in recovered post-COVID-19 patients. The long-term impact of CT findings on respiratory symptoms, pulmonary functions, and quality of life is unknown. Cardiovascular abnormalities in post-COVID-19 patients are infrequent.

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