Long term sequelae following previous coronavirus epidemics O’Sullivan November 2020

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https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/early/2020/11/02/clinmed.2020-0204

Long-term sequelae following previous coronavirus epidemics

Oliver O'Sullivan
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.7861/clinmed.2020-0204
Clin Med November 2020

• ARTICLE
• INFO & METRICS

ABSTRACT
Before the current pandemic, there had been two global epidemics from major coronavirus outbreaks since the turn of the century: severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). Both epidemics left survivors with fatigue, persistent shortness of breath, reduced quality of life and a significant burden of mental health problems.

It is likely that some of the chronic problems encountered by survivors of SARS and MERS may be relevant for medical planning of the services required for survivors of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Given the similarities between the diseases, the recovery and rehabilitation of the survivors of COVID-19 is likely to be focused around cardiopulmonary sequelae, fatigue and the psychological burden of COVID-19, but in a much larger population.

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• CORONAVIRUS
• COVID-19
• REHABILITATION
• REHAB

I'm not sure whether this tells us much that hasn't been discussed before, though I haven't read it closely.

 

[Andy]

Also available via https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/21/1/e68

 

[Hutan]

There's detailed information in this paper, but its conviction that physical rehabilitation is the way to go limits its use in advocacy.

 

[Milo]

There's detailed information in this paper, but its conviction that physical rehabilitation is the way to go limits its use in advocacy.

It begs for 2follow up studies: ‘Where are they now?’ and ‘Do they trust us to even call them again?’