From the Department of Medicine, Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D24 NR0A, Ireland.
From the Department of Medicine, Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D24 NR0A , Ireland.
QJM. 2022 Jun 7;115(6):349-350. doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcac070.
The prevalence and duration of the long-term respiratory complications of COVID-19 infection remains to be elucidated. This short commentary reports on recently published studies in patients post-acute COVID-19 infection in terms of symptom prevalence, physiological and radiological sequela and where only symptoms are present despite investigation. Pulmonary function testing, 6-min walk tests, computed tomography chest and more advanced imaging modalities have been incorporated to reveal the underlying pathophysiology that cause such disabling symptoms in patient with post-acute COVID-9 syndrome (PACS). PACS has a serious impact on people's ability to return to work, affecting the physical, mental, social sphere and with significant healthcare and general economic consequences for them, their families and society.
COVID-19 感染的长期呼吸系统并发症的流行率和持续时间仍有待阐明。本短评报告了最近发表的关于急性 COVID-19 感染后患者的研究，涉及症状流行率、生理和放射学后遗症，以及尽管进行了调查但仅存在症状的情况。肺功能测试、6 分钟步行测试、胸部计算机断层扫描和更先进的成像方式已被纳入，以揭示导致急性 COVID-9 后综合征（PACS）患者出现这些使活动受限的症状的潜在病理生理学。PACS 严重影响人们重返工作岗位的能力，影响他们的身体、心理、社会领域，并对他们、他们的家庭和社会造成重大的医疗保健和总体经济后果。
