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Elyse LaFond1, Karissa Weidman, Lindsay Lief

  • 1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York, USA.

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine
|February 19, 2021
PubMed

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Millions of COVID-19 survivors experience prolonged symptoms, necessitating standardized evaluation and care. This review guides healthcare providers in managing post-COVID-19 conditions and their diverse complications.

Area of Science:

  • Medicine
  • Public Health
  • Infectious Diseases

Background:

  • The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a large number of survivors experiencing persistent symptoms.
  • The long-term health consequences for COVID-19 survivors require a structured approach to care.
  • There is a growing need for standardized protocols to evaluate and manage post-COVID-19 conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide guidance for the evaluation and management of patients with prolonged symptoms after COVID-19.
  • To outline the major clinical findings observed in post-COVID-19 patients.
  • To synthesize current literature and clinical experience regarding post-COVID-19 care.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of pulmonary and nonpulmonary complications of COVID-19.
  • Analysis of clinical findings in post-COVID-19 patients.
  • Synthesis of expert experience in managing prolonged COVID-19 symptoms.

Main Results:

  • Pulmonary complications include dyspnea, organizing pneumonia, and pulmonary fibrosis.
  • Nonpulmonary complications encompass neurologic, cardiac, and thromboembolic diseases.
  • COVID-19 survivors from intensive care units require special consideration.

Conclusions:

  • Standardized evaluation is crucial for post-COVID-19 patients with ongoing symptoms.
  • A comprehensive approach addressing both pulmonary and nonpulmonary sequelae is necessary.
  • Guidelines are essential for the effective management of prolonged symptoms following COVID-19 infection.
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