Mapping of "Long Covid" in patients assisted by the USF Itamarati and previously infected with SARS-CoV-2

• Autor(a) principal: Figueiredo, Bárbara Queiroz de
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Dutra, Dalbert Samuel, Rosa, Francisca Rafaela Pereira de Anorin Castro, Cunha, Iane Andrade Maciel Feldner, Marques, Junio Pereira, Lopes, Luciana Fernanda Pereira, Gomes, Maria Jacilene de Araújo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/23536
• topic: Covid largo; COVID-19; Síntomas; Secuelas.; Long Covid; COVID-19; Symptoms; Sequelae.; Covid longa; COVID-19; Sintomas; Sequelas.

Introduction: A fraction of patients with COVID-19 who have gone through a variable acute symptomatic phase of the disease are experiencing ongoing effects of the disease, with complaints such as mental fog, delayed latent periods in remembering events from the recent past, tachycardia, extreme fatigue, disability of performing daily physical tasks, to name a few among a complex array of signs and symptoms. Objective: To estimate and tabulate the main sequelae and symptoms present in patients assisted by the USF Itamarati infected with SARS-CoV-2 during the period between 01/04/2020 and 01/10/2021. Methodology: analytical observational approach developed at the Itamarati Basic Health Unit, located in the Jardim Itamarati neighborhood, in the city of Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, using data from the Viver Platform, physical records and DATASUS. Results: the prevalence of persistent symptoms was mainly headache, followed by dyspnea, telogen effluvium and fatigue, respectively. In addition, it was found in this study that the mean incidence of these complaints, when associated with the time of positivity for COVID-19, was approximately between 3 and 6 months. Final considerations: the sequelae of COVID-19 can affect the quality of life and even threaten life. Every patient who has been infected with COVID-19 may experience symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, headaches, muscle aches, hair loss, loss of taste and smell, chest pain, dizziness, strokes, palpitations, depression and anxiety , loss of reasoning and memory. Therefore, an individualized assessment by a multidisciplinary team is essential to plan the entire body recovery process and also the monitoring of essential organs, such as the heart, lungs and muscles, to minimize the chances of cardiovascular and thrombotic events in addition to pulmonary sequelae, increased morbidity and poor quality of life due to malnutrition, muscle weakness and pain.