Long COVID and Lung Involvement: A One-Year Longitudinal, Real-Life Study

Medicina, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 61(2), P. 304 - 304

Published: Feb. 10, 2025

Background and Objectives: Long COVID as a condition typically manifests itself three months after the initial onset of SARS-CoV-2 infection, with symptoms persisting for minimum two months. The aim present research was to identify potential predictors post-COVID-19 syndrome (long COVID-19) evaluate factors associated presence interstitial lung disease functional decline. Materials Methods: 210 patients hospitalized confirmed infections mild, moderate, severe, critical form have been evaluated at 3, 6 twelve Results: Among them only one has suspicion year, rest had no change in lung. No risk factor from baseline/3-month or 6-month evaluations significantly influenced patients’ status 12 longer duration hospitalization, lower FVC DLCO were 3 months, but higher number In multivariate linear regression analysis, hospitalization days remained statistically significant Conclusions: seems be related severity disease, among most persistent. Post-COVID-19 does not seem frequent entity, our study 0.5% out it.

Language: Английский

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Clinical presentation and outcome of coronavirus disease 2019 infection in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients

Egyptian Journal of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 74(2), P. 158 - 165

Published: April 1, 2025

Background It was observed that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) respiratory complications might be deleterious in patients with prior chronic diseases. Chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) cases had more symptoms, elevated inflammatory markers, and a higher viral load. We aimed to identify COVID-19 presentation pattern, severity, outcomes COPD patients. Patients methods This cross-sectional comparative hospital-based investigation executed on 200 aged 18 years old above, of both sexes, diagnosed infection by PCR. were categorized into two groups: group 1: people are included based their function test results postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC less than 70%. COVID-19, but without COPD, 2. Results The current study who subdivided the COPD-group non-COPD group. There significant difference smoking status, which [69 (69%) vs. 16 (16%)] In addition, neutrophil/lymphocytes ratio (4.04±1.07 2.35±1.13), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (56.52±14.99 46.98±25.88), C-reactive protein (41.39±6.82 21.31±14.61), ferritin (609.05±52.83 492.11±44.46), D-dimer (5.83±1.94 1.74±0.16) levels compared group, regarding severity grades COVID-19. Critically ill prevalent [67 (67%) 27 (27%)]. Regarding ventilatory support, need mechanical ventilation [34 (34%) (18%)] needed admitted ICUs [46 (46%) 26 (26%)] longer length hospital stay (13.98±2.22 8.09±1.77, respectively). Conclusion no clinical Most critical severe grade contrast frequency ICU admission, for ventilation, stay, mortality found predictors among patients’ male sex, age, diabetes mellitus, D-dimer, disease,

Language: Английский

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Flexible & transparent breath sensor and conducting electrodes based on a highly interconnected Au nanoparticle network

Sensors & Diagnostics, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 3(4), P. 688 - 697

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The Au nanoparticle network synthesized via a liquid–liquid interface approach is used for fabricating transparent, flexible, and stretchable human breath sensing (humidity) devices.

Language: Английский

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Clinical Outcomes of COVID-19 Infection among Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Findings from the Philippine CORONA Study

Clinics and Practice, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(6), P. 1383 - 1392

Published: Nov. 10, 2023

The global pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) resulted in many deaths from fulminant respiratory failure. Chronic obstructive pulmonary (COPD) is leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. There has been great concern regarding impact COPD on COVID-19 illness.Data Philippine CORONA study were analyzed to determine association terms mortality, severity, failure, mechanical ventilation, lengths stay intensive care unit (ICU) hospital.A total 10,881 patients included this study, 156 (1.4%) had diagnosed with COPD. A majority other existing comorbidities: hypertension, diabetes mellitus, chronic cardiac disease, kidney disease. 2.0× more likely present severe critical our have a 1.7× increased 1.6× risk for ICU admission. Smokers 1.8× 1.9× mortality.Our supports growing evidence that among factor higher form COVID-19, admission, failure needing ventilatory support.

Language: Английский

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Evaluating the Effect of Underlying Pulmonary Disease on the Clinical Outcome and survival among Patients with COVID-19: Using Propensity Score Matching

The Open Public Health Journal, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 17(1)

Published: Jan. 12, 2024

Background Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a life-threatening factor throughout the world. Having an underlying disease among patients with this diminishes clinical effectiveness and increases their mortality rate. Hence, study was carried out to compare outcomes in COVID-19 without pulmonary using propensity score matching. Methods This case-control conducted on 299 (case group) diseases (control group). Matching case control groups done Logistic regression used assess effect of factors patient's outcome (recovery-death), Cox model determine affecting patient survival. Data were analyzed R software. Results The mean (SD) patients' age 65.49 (15.55) 65.67 (15.55), respectively. results logistic showed that age, disease, nausea, blood oxygen affect death. proportional-hazards indicated variables oxygen, had significant Conclusion Given high rate chronic these are considered high-risk group need special care.

Language: Английский

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