Avaliação das repercussões pulmonares e funcionais em pacientes Pós- Covid-19

Abstract

Introduction: Covid-19, originating in the city of Wuhan, China, is a pathology caused by the coronavirus, a virus capable of triggering respiratory infections with a broad clinical aspect, resulting in symptoms such as dyspnea, fatigue, cough and fever. The worsening of these symptoms may or may not be associated with a history of cardiovascular pathologies.

Objectives: The study aims to evaluate pulmonary and functional repercussions in post-covid- 19 patients. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study of an observational nature, carried out at a

university in Parnaíba-PI, with a total of 75 participants divided into three groups: individuals who were diagnosed with covid-19 and were hospitalized, diagnosed with covid -19 and were not hospitalized and healthy sedentary people without Covid-19, in which lung tests (ventilometry and manovacuometry), functional tests (Time Up and Go Test, sitting and standing for 1 minute, stairs for 2 minutes and walking for 2 minutes) were carried out. 6 minutes) of maximum and submaximal character and the Post-COVID-19 Functional Status scale (PCFS) in post-covid-19 patients. Results: Through the tests carried out, a reduction in inspiratory muscle strength values and a lower functional performance was observed in patients who underwent hospitalization in the acute stage of covid-19. Such results may be associated with the time of invasive mechanical ventilation and the time of immobilization during the hospitalization period. Conclusion: The study demonstrated the influence of hospitalization on patients infected by Covid-19, where they had pulmonary and functional repercussions even 6 months after infection.