Open AccessPersistence of respiratory symptoms among COVID-19 survivors
Author(s) -
Mohammed Mirazur Rahman,
Akm Mosharraf Hossain,
Mohammed Atiqur Rahman,
Shamim Ahmed,
Rajashish Chakrabortty,
Samprity Islam
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bangabandhu sheikh mujib medical university journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2224-7750
pISSN - 2074-2908
DOI - 10.3329/bsmmuj.v14i3.54676
Subject(s) - medicine , covid-19 , observational study , persistence (discontinuity) , cross sectional study , respiratory system , respiratory illness , pediatrics , virology , disease , outbreak , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , geotechnical engineering , engineering
This cross-sectional observational study was conducted among COVID-19 patients at Department of Respiratory Medicine, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University from July 2020 to December 2020. During follow-up around three months (90.62±2.21days) after the onset of the first COVID-19 symptoms, 500 patients were taken as the study sample. Our study aimed to assess the persistent symptoms in patients who were discharged from the hospital after recovery from COVID-19. This study has shown that persistent respiratory symptoms were common after COVID-19 and the majority of patients were symptom-free three months after COVID-19 onset.
BSMMU J 2021; 14 (COVID -19 Supplement): 19-21