South Denmark University scientists called the consequences of easily suffered COVID-19, which did not require the hospitalization of the patient. Although the risk of long-term complications are low, resistant symptoms can be maintained and leading to frequent visits to the therapist in the first six months after infection. Conclusions Experts have published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases magazine.
8983 people were involved in the study, who had positive tests on SARS-COV-2 from February 27 to May 31, 2020, but were not hospitalized within two weeks after the diagnosis. The control group includes 80,894 people who did not hurt COVID-19.
It turned out that for the recovered coronavirus infection, the risk of appointing new drugs did not increase with the exception of bright means (by 0.4 percent). However, the likelihood of such conditions as shortness of breath increased (by 0.5 percent) and veins thrombosis (by 0.1 percent). The risk of stroke, encephalitis and psychosis did not increase. At the same time, patients with a positive test result on SARS-COV-2 visited their therapists about 20 percent (1.2 times) more often than those who had a negative result, and visited clinics for outpatient treatment by 10 percent ( 1.1 times) more often.
Since patient monitoring was limited to six months after a positive test, the data could not reflect the long-term complications and symptoms of COVID-19, which could occur after this time. It is also likely that the study underestimates symptoms, such as fatigue and difficulty breathing, which are not serious enough for hospitalization and do not require the beginning of a new treatment.