Getting out of the hospital after going through resuscitation does not mean being completely free of the coronavirus. The damage caused by the disease may indeed have lasting consequences.
An estimated 5% of the number of patients who go to intensive care because of severe cases of coronavirus. As of April 2, there were 2,399. “These patients will have pulmonary sequelae from coronavirus infection, but also sequelae from resuscitation. We can have pulmonary fibrosis which will settle, that is to say an inflammatory reaction of the lung which is too important, for which we will give treatments “, explained to franceinfo David Mispelaere, pneumo-oncologist at the private hospital of Cesson-Sévigné.
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In summary, they will need “oxygen or ventilation in the long run”. The potential problems do not stop there, since to this can be added kidney failure, problems with walking again (the muscles melt because they are not used during the entire resuscitation period), or even vascular thromboses . As many sequelae that lead to hospitalizations or placements in rehabilitation centers according to the specialist. This creates in particular the presence of hospital staff, and aggravates the difficult management of patients, because of their growing number.
For patients who develop a mild form of the disease, and who do not have pre-existing health concerns, there should be no long-term concerns, other than “prolonged appetite problems”, and “oxygen requirements” in some cases.
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