• Mario Henríquez-Beltrán, Igor Cigarroa, Daniel Enos, Jaime Lastra, Estefania Nova-Lamperti, and Gonzalo Labarca.
• Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Salud, Universidad Santo Tomás, Chile.
• Rev Med Chil. 2022 Jun 1; 150 (6): 744753744-753.

BackgroundLong term sequelae can be observed after SARS-CoV2.AimTo describe the sexual, physical, mental and sleep sequelae four months after SARS-CoV2 diagnosis.Patients And MethodsPatients recovering from SARS-CoV2 with different degrees of disease severity were consecutively included and separated in two study groups, namely Group 1 including patients that had an acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and Group 2 including those with mild or moderate COVID-19. Handgrip strength, respiratory polygraphy (RP), Quality of life using the SF-12 questionnaire, and the international index of erectile (IIEF-5) function were assessed.ResultsTwenty patients who had ARDS, and 10 without ARDS were included. Erectile dysfunction was observed in 77 and 10% of patients with and without ARDS, respectively (p < 0.01). The figures for sleep obstructive apnea were 82 and 40% respectively (p = 0.02) and for the physical domain SF-12 score were 39.2 and 47.9 points respectively (p = 0.01). No differences in muscle strength were observed. After a multivariable analysis, previous ARDS due to COVID-19 was independently associated with erectile dysfunction, with an odds ratio of 30.6 (95% confidence intervals, 3.08300.3, p = 0.003).ConclusionsAmong men with ARDS due to COVID-19, the prevalence of erectile dysfunction was high and independently associated with a severe disease four months after discharge.

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