They tracked all the complications experienced by COVID-19 patients and compiled a list of the most common. The study can be called the first so large-scale – it covered more than 70,000 patients from more than 300 hospitals.
Moreover, young and generally healthy patients before being infected with coronavirus took part in it.
Scientists admitted that they received a more detailed understanding of COVID-19 and the risks associated with it. The conclusion is disappointing – the virus hits a variety of organs, and makes no exceptions – a strong and healthy body is in its power, or is already affected by chronic diseases.
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The main complications after COVID-19 according to the Lancet study:
- renal – 24%,
- complex respiratory – 18%,
- systemic – 16%
- cardiovascular – 12%,
- neurological – 4%,
- gastrointestinal – less than 1%,
- hepatic – less than 1%.
Short-term multi-organ damage is extremely common in those being treated in hospital for COVID-19 – across all age groups.
The most common diagnoses after COVID-19, according to the Lancet study:
- acute kidney damage
- acute respiratory distress syndrome,
- liver damage
- anemia,
- cardiac arrhythmia.
Complication rate:
- patients 19-49 years old – 39%,
- 50 years and older – 51%.
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“The occurrence of complications was not only associated with a higher risk of mortality during hospitalisation, but also reduced the ability of patients to self-care once discharged,” underlines the study carried out by the team of Thomas Drake of the University of Edinburgh, published by The Lancet.
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