MAJOR SEQUELAE RELATED TO COVID-19: A LITERATURE REVIEW

• Autor(a) principal: Barros, José Paulo Ribeiro Alves de
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: Cardoso, Maria do Socorro Orestes, Paz, ElianaSantos Lyra da, Júnior, Francisco Braga da Paz, Santana, Kássia Regina de, Cruz, Andreia Pereira da, Silva, Lívian Nayane da Costa e, Guaraná, Carlos Fernando Rodrigues
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Brazilian Journal of Implantology and Health Sciences
• Texto Completo: https://bjihs.emnuvens.com.br/bjihs/article/view/453
• topic: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Sequela; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Sequel

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the major sequelae and complications related to COVID-19, as well as describing its associated sequelae and how they impact the quality of life of individuals. Methodology: To constitute this integrative review, we selected the papers 20 articles that met the following criteria: texts in the form of articles, theses or dissertations available in full, which address the theme in Portuguese and English, published in the last four years. Results and discussion: It was possible to show the advances of knowledge about COVID-19 and the sequelae that acute phase involvement can leave in the lives of individuals. In addition, the post-COVID-19 syndrome is characterized by sequelae left after the acute phase and that minimize the quality of individuals.  There are many persistent symptoms in this syndrome, such as: headache, persistent cough, post-exertion dyspnea, sleep-related disorders, anosmia, and vertigo. As the disease arose a few years ago, its sequelae are still being researched, so there is a great possibility of the existence of other post-covid clinical manifestations that will be studied and listed as new studies on this theme emerge. The sequelae of Covid-19 may impact the health of the disease-affected disease, both in the acute phase and after weeks. Conclusions: It is observed that the long-term manifestations are diverse and that symptoms vary from respiratory to neurological and there are changes in mental health.  The sequelae of Covid-19 interfere in quality of life and make it difficult to perform daily activities and consequently affect productivity.