Short- and potential long-term adverse health outcomes of COVID-19: a rapid review
| Title: | Short- and potential long-term adverse health outcomes of COVID-19: a rapid review |
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| Authors: | T. Y. M. Leung, A. Y. L. Chan, E. W. Chan, V. K. Y. Chan, C. S. L. Chui, B. J. Cowling, L. Gao, M. Q. Ge, I. F. N. Hung, M. S. M. Ip, P. Ip, K. K. Lau, C. S. Lau, L. K. W. Lau, W. K. Leung, X. Li, H. Luo, K. K. C. Man, V. W. S. Ng, C. W. Siu, E. Y. F. Wan, Y. K. Wing, C. S. M. Wong, K. H. T. Wong, I. C. K. Wong |
| Source: | Emerging Microbes and Infections, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 2190-2199 (2020) |
| Publisher Information: | Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. |
| Publication Year: | 2020 |
| Collection: | LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases LCC:Microbiology |
| Subject Terms: | COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, coronavirus infection, health outcomes, complications, short-term adverse outcomes, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216, Microbiology, QR1-502 |
| More Details: | ABSTRACTThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in millions of patients infected worldwide and indirectly affecting even more individuals through disruption of daily living. Long-term adverse outcomes have been reported with similar diseases from other coronaviruses, namely Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Emerging evidence suggests that COVID-19 adversely affects different systems in the human body. This review summarizes the current evidence on the short-term adverse health outcomes and assesses the risk of potential long-term adverse outcomes of COVID-19. Major adverse outcomes were found to affect different body systems: immune system (including but not limited to Guillain-Barré syndrome and paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome), respiratory system (lung fibrosis and pulmonary thromboembolism), cardiovascular system (cardiomyopathy and coagulopathy), neurological system (sensory dysfunction and stroke), as well as cutaneous and gastrointestinal manifestations, impaired hepatic and renal function. Mental health in patients with COVID-19 was also found to be adversely affected. The burden of caring for COVID-19 survivors is likely to be huge. Therefore, it is important for policy makers to develop comprehensive strategies in providing resources and capacity in the healthcare system. Future epidemiological studies are needed to further investigate the long-term impact on COVID-19 survivors. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 22221751 2222-1751 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/2222-1751 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/22221751.2020.1825914 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/9f925d7b17124c7f820723b1e3840424 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.9f925d7b17124c7f820723b1e3840424 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 22221751 |
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| DOI: | 10.1080/22221751.2020.1825914 |
| Published in: | Emerging Microbes and Infections |
| Language: | English |