Conference report: Respiratory impairment persists for weeks post-discharge in hospitalised COVID-19 patients

Study followed up 86 patients who had been hospitalised with COVID-19 for an average of 13 days, and six weeks post discharge, 47% were still experiencing dyspnoea and 15% still had a cough. At 12 weeks, these symptoms persisted in 39% and 15% of patients, respectively.

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Pharmaceutical Journal