Cohort Study | One third of patients hospitalized with Covid-19 persist with lung abnormalities after 2 years

Summary: The study aimed to assess changes in chest CT abnormalities and pulmonary function in patients two years after recovery from SARS-CoV-2 infection. The prospective study followed 144 participants discharged from the hospital after SARS-CoV-2 infection between January 15 and March 10, 2020. The participants underwent serial chest CT scans and pulmonary function tests at 6 months, 12 months, and 2 years after symptom onset. The study found that 39% of participants had persistent interstitial lung abnormalities at 2 years, and this was associated with respiratory symptoms and decreased diffusion pulmonary function.

Article: Longitudinal Assessment of Chest CT Findings and Pulmonary Function in Patients after COVID-19 – Radiology

Editorial: Radiologic Findings after COVID-19 and the Correlation with Lung Function – Radiology

Commentaries:

Post-COVID-19 CT scans show lung abnormalities persist two years later – News Medical

COVID’s aftermath: Persistent organ damage at 1 year, lung abnormalities at 2 – CIDRAP