Most patients requiring hospitalization for COVID-19 had symptoms—particularly fatigue and shortness of breath—for a mean of 111 days after returning home, according to a research letter published yesterday in the Journal of Infection.Researchers administered a phone questionnaire to 120 COVID-19 patients hospitalized from Mar 15 to Apr 14 at University of Paris–affiliated Beaujon Hospital.
Ninety-six patients had been treated in the general ward, while 24 required intensive care unit (ICU) care with artificial ventilation.The most common persistent symptoms were fatigue (55%), shortness of breath (42%), memory loss (34%), lack of concentration (27%), and sleep disorders (31%).