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ArticleNature communications2024

Post-COVID-19 condition symptoms among emergency department patients tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Patrick M Archambault, Rhonda J Rosychuk, Martyne Audet, Jeffrey P Hau, Lorraine Graves, Simon Décary, Jeffrey J Perry, Steven C Brooks, Laurie J Morrison, Raoul Daoust and 23 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

33 authors.

Patrick M ArchambaultDepartment of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada. patrick.archambault@fmed.ulaval.ca.ORCID 0000-0002-5090-6439
Rhonda J RosychukDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8019-5466
Martyne AudetCentre de recherche intégrée pour un système de santé apprenant en santé et services sociaux, Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Chaudière-Appalaches, Lévis, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9557-022X
Jeffrey P HauDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Lorraine GravesPatient Engagement Committee, Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0009-0005-0699-7782
Simon DécaryÉcole de réadaptation, Faculté de médecine et des sciences de la santé, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada.
Jeffrey J PerryDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2134-9597
Steven C BrooksDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-4592-4974
Laurie J MorrisonDivision of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8369-9774
Raoul DaoustDépartement de médecine de famille et de médecine d'urgence, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6507-0198
David Seonguk YeomDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Hana WiemerDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-6515-2799
Patrick T FokDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-5787-5439
Andrew D McRaeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2743-4290
Kavish ChandraDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada.
Michelle E KhoSchool of Rehabilitation Science, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-3170-031X
Dawn StaceyOttawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-2681-741X
Bilkis VissandjéeFaculty of Nursing, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada.
Matthew MenearDepartment of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Eric MercierDepartment of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Samuel VaillancourtDivision of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Samina AzizCentre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
Dianne ZakariaCentre for Surveillance and Applied Research, Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Branch, Public Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-8610-1248
Phil DavisDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
Katie N DaintyNorth York General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Jean-Sébastien PaquetteDepartment of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9524-6761
Murdoch LeeiesDepartment of Emergency Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada.
Susie GouldingPatient Engagement Committee, Canadian COVID-19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Elyse Berger PelletierDepartment of Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine, Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada.
Corinne M HohlDepartment of Emergency Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-9210-7838
Canadian COVID−19 Emergency Department Rapid Response Network (CCEDRRN) investigators
Network of Canadian Emergency Researchers
Canadian Critical Care Trials Group investigators

Funding

Genome British Columbia COV024Genome British Columbia VAC007Gouvernement du Canada | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada) 447679Gouvernement du Canada | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada) 464947Gouvernement du Canada | Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Instituts de Recherche en Santé du Canada) 466880Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) 5357
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Symptoms of the Post-COVID-19 Condition are often non-specific making it a challenge to distinguish them from symptoms due to other medical conditions. In this study, we compare the proportion of emergency department patients who developed symptoms consistent with the World Health Organization's Post-COVID-19 Condition clinical case definition between those who tested positive for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 infection and time-matched patients who tested negative. Our results show that over one-third of emergency department patients with a proven acute infection meet Post-COVID-19 Condition criteria 3 months post-index visit. However, one in five test-negative patients who claim never having been infected also report symptoms consistent with Post-COVID-19 Condition highlighting the lack of specificity of the clinical case definition. Testing for SARS-CoV-2 during the acute phase of a suspected infection should continue until specific biomarkers of Post-COVID-19 Condition become available for diagnosis and treatment.

Indexed as

COVID-19Emergency Service, HospitalSARS-CoV-2AdultAgedCOVID-19 TestingFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPost-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome

Identifiers

PMID39349926
PMCPMC11442466

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