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01/Mar/2024
01/Mar/2024
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RW0352
ABSTRACT Objective To review the long-term outcomes (functional status and psychological sequelae) of survivors of critical illnesses due to epidemic viral pneumonia before the COVID-19 pandemic and to establish a benchmark for comparison of the COVID-19 long-term outcomes. Methods This systematic review of clinical studies reported the long-term outcomes in adults admitted to intensive care units who were diagnosed with viral epidemic pneumonia. An electronic search was performed using databases: MEDLINE®, Web of Science™, LILACS/IBECS, and EMBASE. Additionally, complementary searches […]
Keywords: Coronavirus infections; Epidemics; Influenza A virus, H1N1 subtype; Intensive care units; Middle east respiratory syndrome coronavirus; Mortality; Pneumonia, viral; Quality of life; Respiratory distress syndrome; Return to work; Treatment outcomes