Articles: sars-cov-2.
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Yonsei medical journal · Jun 2022
One Year Follow-Up of COVID-19 Related Symptoms and Patient Quality of Life: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Globally, concerns have grown regarding the long-term effects of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection. Therefore, we evaluated the long-term course of persistent symptoms and patient quality of life. ⋯ Neuropsychiatric symptoms were the major COVID-19-related symptoms after 12 months from acute COVID-19 infection, reducing quality of life.
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Secondary pulmonary infections (SPI) have not been well described in COVID-19 patients. Our study aims to examine the incidence and risk factors of SPI in hospitalized COVID-19 patients with pneumonia. ⋯ The incidence of SPI in hospitalized COVID-19 patients was 5%. Lower nadir median lymphocyte count during hospitalization was associated with an increased OR of developing SPI. The CRP and d-dimer levels on admission, and peak procalcitonin and CRP levels during hospitalization were higher in patients with SPI.
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Risk factors comprising the CHA2DS2VASc score are recognized as risk factors for venous thromboembolism and mortality in COVID-19 patients. A modified CHA2DS2VASc score (M-CHA2D2VASc), developed by changing gender criteria from female to male, has been proposed to predict in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic accuracy of M-CHA2D2VASc for adverse clinical outcomes and short-term mortality in COVID-19 patients admitted to the Emergency Department. ⋯ The M-CHA2DS2-VASC score might be useful for prompt risk-stratification in COVID-19 patients during admission to the Emergency Department.
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COVID-19, with its high transmission and mortality rates and unknown outcomes, has become a major concern in the world. Among people with COVID-19, severe cases can quickly progress to serious complications, and even death. So, the present study aimed to examine the relationship between the severity of the disease and the outcome in patients afflicted by COVID-19 during hospitalization. ⋯ More intensive therapy and special monitoring should be implemented for patients with older age, hypertension and kidney disease who are infected with COVID-19 to prevent rapid worsening.
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COVID-19 has been associated with increased risk of thromboembolism in critically ill patients. ⋯ In contrast to other reports, results from this large, hetereogenous national sample of ED patients tested for SARS-CoV-2, showed no association between vascular thrombosis and COVID-19 test positivity.