Abnormal pulmonary function in COVID-19 patients at time of hospital discharge

• Published in: The European respiratory journal Vol. 55; no. 6; p. 2001217
• Main Authors: Mo, Xiaoneng, Jian, Wenhua, Su, Zhuquan, Chen, Mu, Peng, Hui, Peng, Ping, Lei, Chunliang, Chen, Ruchong, Zhong, Nanshan, Li, Shiyue
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England European Respiratory Society 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Agora; Betacoronavirus; China - epidemiology; Comorbidity; Coronavirus Infections - complications; Coronavirus Infections - diagnostic imaging; Coronavirus Infections - epidemiology; Coronavirus Infections - physiopathology; COVID-19; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; Female; Forced Expiratory Volume; Humans; Hypertension - epidemiology; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - physiopathology; Lung Injury - diagnostic imaging; Lung Injury - etiology; Lung Injury - physiopathology; Male; Maximal Midexpiratory Flow Rate; Middle Aged; Oxygen - metabolism; Pandemics; Patient Discharge; Pneumonia, Viral - complications; Pneumonia, Viral - diagnostic imaging; Pneumonia, Viral - epidemiology; Pneumonia, Viral - physiopathology; Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity; SARS-CoV-2; Severity of Illness Index; Smoking - epidemiology; Spirometry; Survivors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Vital Capacity; China

On 11 March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a pandemic. As of 22 April, more than 2.4 million cases have been confirmed worldwide [1]. In light of the widely documented lung injuries related to COVID-19 [2, 3], concerns have been raised regar...