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Post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 in adults referred to COVID recovery clinic services in an integrated health system in Texas.
- Source :
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Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) [Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent)] 2021 Sep 22; Vol. 34 (6), pp. 645-648. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Sep 22 (Print Publication: 2021). - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- The epidemiology and organ-specific sequelae following acute illness due to COVID-19 and prompting patients to seek COVID recovery care are not yet well characterized. This cross-sectional study reviewed data on 200 adult patients with prolonged symptoms of COVID-19 (>14 days after symptom onset) not resolved by usual primary care or specialist care who were referred for COVID-specific follow-up. Most patients sought COVID recovery clinic visits within the first 2 months of initial onset of symptoms (median 37 days), with some seeking care for sequelae persisting up to 10 months (median 82 days). At the time of telehealth evaluation, 13% of patients were using home oxygen, and 10% of patients had been unable to return to work due to persistent fatigue and/or subjective cognitive dysfunction ("brain fog"). The prominent specific symptom sequelae prompting patients to seek COVID-specific evaluation beyond usual primary care and specialist referrals were dyspnea, fatigue/weakness, and subjective cognitive dysfunction, irrespective of whether patients had required hospitalization or time since COVID-19 symptom onset.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Baylor University Medical Center.)
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0899-8280
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34732978
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08998280.2021.1972688