More Than 50 Long-Term Effects of COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background. COVID-19, caused by SARS-CoV-2, can involve sequelae and other medical complications that last weeks to months after initial recovery, which has come to be called Long-COVID or COVID long-haulers. This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to identify studies assessing long-term effects of COVID-19 and estimates the prevalence of each symptom, sign, or laboratory parameter of patients at a post-COVID-19 stage. Methods . LitCOVID (PubMed and Medline) and Embase were searched by two independent researchers. All articles with original data for detecting long-term COVID-19 published before 1 ^st of January 2021 and with a minimum of 100 patients were included. For effects reported in two or more studies, meta-analyses using a random-effects model were per

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Leon S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7941645 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature