TY - JOUR T1 - Patient outcomes after hospitalisation with COVID-19 and implications for follow-up: results from a prospective UK cohort JF - Thorax JO - Thorax SP - 399 LP - 401 DO - 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216086 VL - 76 IS - 4 AU - David T Arnold AU - Fergus W Hamilton AU - Alice Milne AU - Anna J Morley AU - Jason Viner AU - Marie Attwood AU - Alan Noel AU - Samuel Gunning AU - Jessica Hatrick AU - Sassa Hamilton AU - Karen T Elvers AU - Catherine Hyams AU - Anna Bibby AU - Ed Moran AU - Huzaifa I Adamali AU - James William Dodd AU - Nicholas A Maskell AU - Shaney L Barratt Y1 - 2021/04/01 UR - http://thorax.bmj.com/content/76/4/399.abstract N2 - The longer-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection are uncertain. Consecutive patients hospitalised with COVID-19 were prospectively recruited to this observational study (n=163). At 8–12 weeks postadmission, survivors were invited to a systematic clinical follow-up. Of 131 participants, 110 attended the follow-up clinic. Most (74%) had persistent symptoms (notably breathlessness and excessive fatigue) and limitations in reported physical ability. However, clinically significant abnormalities in chest radiograph, exercise tests, blood tests and spirometry were less frequent (35%), especially in patients not requiring supplementary oxygen during their acute infection (7%). Results suggest that a holistic approach focusing on rehabilitation and general well-being is paramount. ER -