Table 3 Clinical results obtained in the outpatient assessment.

From: Prevalence of post-intensive care syndrome in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19

 

N = 186

Dyspnea, (mMRC), n (%)

0

80 (43)

1

57 (31)

2

29 (15)

3

17 (9)

4

3 (2)

Muscular weakness, n (%)

91 (49)

Joint pain, n (%)

83 (45)

Joint limitation, n (%)

53 (28)

Paraesthesia, n (%)

45 (24)

Alopecia, n (%)

42 (23)

Anosmia, n (%)

21 (11)

Headache, n (%)

18 (10)

Dysphagia, n (%)

5 (3)

SF-12 score

Physical

 --Physical function, mean (SD)

41 (12)

 --Role physical, mean (SD)

44 (12)

 --Bodily pain, mean (SD)

40 (13)

 --General health, mean (SD)

38 (11)

Mental

 --Vitality, mean (SD)

48 (12)

 --Social functioning, mean (SD)

47 (12)

 --Role emotional, mean (SD)

42 (13)

 --Mental health, mean (SD)

49 (10)

Summary

 --Physical component summary score, mean (SD)

38 (13)

 --Mental component summary score, mean (SD)

49 (12)

Barthel index, mean (SD)

95 (11)

MoCA test, mean (SD)

25 (4)

HADS-A mean (SD)

6 (5)

HADS-D mean (SD)

5 (4)

FEV1 mean, % pred. (SD)

88 (18)*

FVC mean, % pred. (SD)

83 (16)*

FEV1/FVC, %, mean (SD)

84 (9)*

  1. mMRC Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scale, SF-12 short form-12 health survey, MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) test, SD standard deviation, HADS-A Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety, HADS-D Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression, FEV1 forced expiratory volume at 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity.
  2. *Seven patients with a history of chronic respiratory disease, were excluded.