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Time course of exercise capacity in patients recovering from COVID-19-associate...
Zampogna,Elisabetta; Ambrosino,Nicolino; Saderi,Laura; Sotgiu,Giovanni; Bottini,Paola; Pignatti,Patrizia; Centis,Rosella; Migliori,Giovanni BattistaABSTRACT Objective: High prevalences of muscle weakness and impaired physical performance in hospitalized patients recovering from COVID-19-associated pneumonia have been reported. Our objective was to determine whether the level of exercise capacity after discharge would affect long-term functional outcomes in these patients. Methods: From three to five weeks after discharge from acute care hospitals (T0), pat...
Severity of lung involvement on chest X-rays in SARS-coronavirus-2 infected pat...
Baratella,Elisa; Crivelli,Paola; Marrocchio,Cristina; Bozzato,Alessandro Marco; Vito,Andrea De; Madeddu,Giordano; Saderi,Laura; Confalonieri,MarcoABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the diagnostic accuracy of a chest X-ray (CXR) score and of clinical and laboratory data in predicting the clinical course of patients with SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Methods: This is a pilot multicenter retrospective study including patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection admitted to the ERs in three hospitals in Italy between February and March of 2020. Two radiol...