When COVID-19 patients are discharged from the hospital, most are far from being well — even if their hospital stay was fairly short.
Researchers found that of 253 patients discharged from the hospital, almost 85% were still not back to their previous health one month later.
In fact, more than half reported a new disability that was interfering with their daily lives, including their ability to work. A similar percentage said they had new or worsening heart and lung symptoms — such as chronic cough, breathing problems, chest pain and an irregular, racing heartbeat.
These were not elderly, frail people, stressed Dr. Theodore “Jack” Iwashyna, one of the study’s lead researchers.
Half were younger than 60, and in fairly good health before being sickened with COVID-19, according to Iwashyna, a professor of internal medicine at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
Nor did they have especially long hospital stays: The median stay was five days, meaning half of the patients were discharged sooner.
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