ĐẶC ĐIỂM NGƯỜI BỆNH CÓ TRIỆU CHỨNG COVID-19 KÉO DÀI VÀ NHU CẦU HỖ TRỢ ĐIỀU TRỊ CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH SAU NHIỄM COVID-19 CẤP TẠI BỆNH VIỆN TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC Y DƯỢC CẦN THƠ

Abstract

Introduction: Long COVID-19 and related issues have different characteristics and affect the physical, mental health of COVID-19 patients with various degrees. Supportive care needs rightly assessment to help with recovery, both in work and social rehabilitation. Objectives: Describe clinical, para-clinical characteristics of long COVID-19, related issues and the need for supportive care of patients after COVID-19 acute infections. Materials and methods: cross-section descriptive analysis of 667 patients from 16 years of age, presented at Long COVID-19 clinic, CTUMP Hospital with long COVID-19 symptoms. Results: general characteristics of the population: mean age was 40.8 ± 16.5 years, male-female ratio was 2:1. Comorbidities were mainly hypertension (12.7%), diabetes (2.4%) and chronic pulmonary diseases (3.3%). There were 3.5% of the patients did not receive vaccinations, 0.7% received one shot, 21.3% two shots, 70.3% three shots and 3.7% with four shots. Mean time to negative testing was 8.3 ± 3.8 days. Mean time with symptoms was 9.4 ± 10.8 days. Common long COVID-19 symptoms were cough (67.9%), fever (58.9%), headache (20.6%), muscle pain (20.8%), sore throat (48.1%), runny nose (30.1%), nose congestion (16.5%), loss of smell (21.6%), chest pain (4.9%), breathlessness (16.3%), insomnia (8.1%), stomachache (2.2%), diarrhea (5.5%). 5.4% of the patients were admitted in a hospital, patients with rehabilitation need and outpatient management took up 2.5% and 12.0% respectively. Conclusion: Long COVID-19 were common in the middle-ages, with low comorbidities and various clinical characteristics, demanded the need for rehabilitation and outpatient management at medical facilities.