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Author: Kozak, Robert; Armstrong, Susan M.; Salvant, Elsa; Ritzker, Claudia; Feld, Jordan; Biondi, Mia J.; Tsui, Hubert
Title: Recognition of Long-COVID-19 Patients in a Canadian Tertiary Hospital Setting: A Retrospective Analysis of Their Clinical and Laboratory Characteristics
  • Cord-id: c6z8ca40
  • Document date: 2021_9_26
  • ID: c6z8ca40
    Snippet: A proportion of patients with COVID-19 have symptoms past the acute disease phase, which may affect quality of life. It is important for clinicians to be aware of this “long-COVID-19” syndrome to better diagnose, treat, and prevent it. We reviewed clinical and laboratory characteristics of a COVID-19 cohort in a Toronto, Ontario tertiary care center. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected, and patients were classified as “long-COVID-19” or “non-long-COVID-19” using
    Document: A proportion of patients with COVID-19 have symptoms past the acute disease phase, which may affect quality of life. It is important for clinicians to be aware of this “long-COVID-19” syndrome to better diagnose, treat, and prevent it. We reviewed clinical and laboratory characteristics of a COVID-19 cohort in a Toronto, Ontario tertiary care center. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected, and patients were classified as “long-COVID-19” or “non-long-COVID-19” using consensus criteria. Of 397 patients who tested positive for COVID-19, 223 met inclusion criteria, and 62 (27%) had long-COVID-19. These patients had a similar age distribution compared to non-long-COVID-19 patients overall but were younger in the admitted long COVID-19 group. The long-COVID-19 group had more inpatients compared to the non-long-COVID-19 group (39% vs. 25%) and more frequent supplemental oxygen or mechanical ventilation use. However, long-COVID-19 patients did not differ by duration of mechanical ventilation, length of stay, comorbidities, or values of common laboratory tests ordered. The most frequent symptoms associated with long-COVID-19 were fatigue and weakness, as reported most commonly by the infectious disease, respirology and cardiology disciplines. In conclusion, by retrospective chart review, 27% of COVID-19 patients presenting to a tertiary care center in Toronto, Canada, were found to meet criteria for long-COVID-19. Past medical history and routine laboratory testing at presentation did not predict for long-COVID-19 development.

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