[Severe SARS-CoV-2 infection: Clinical assessment and biomechanical functional evaluation one month after hospital discharge]. / Infección grave por SARS-CoV-2: valoración clínica y evaluación funcional biomecánica al mes del alta hospitalaria.

OBJECTIVE: To describe by an observational cross-sectional study the clinical and functional situation, at one month after hospital discharge, of patients admitted with COVID-19 in the hospital ICU between March and December 2020. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 59 patients were studied using different clinical scales and biomechanical analysis tests (hand dynamometry, fall risk assessment, gait and balance analysis). RESULTS: At one month after discharge, patients reported persistent symptoms: dyspnea (47.5%), arthromyalgia (45%) and cough (22%). In the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire up to 73% of patients reported levels of anxiety or depression. 74.6% and 69.5% presented alterations in the strength of the right and left hand, respectively. The risk of falls in 38% of patients was moderate to very high. The somatosensory index remained within normal parameters, while the vestibular and, to a lesser extent, the visual indexes were altered. In gait, 81.4% of patients showed no abnormalities outside the normal range, with a normal average walking speed. CONCLUSIONS: In the short term after severe COVID-19, patients have persistent symptomatology, anxiety/depression, impaired balance with increased risk of falls and loss of grip strength in both hands.

Infección grave por SARS-CoV-2: valoración clínica y evaluación funcional biomecánica al mes del alta hospitalaria / Severe SARS-CoV-2 infection: Clinical assessment and biomechanical functional evaluation one month after hospital discharge

Objetivo: Describir mediante un estudio transversal observacional la situación clínica y funcional, al mes del alta hospitalaria, de los pacientes ingresados con COVID-19 en la UCI del hospital entre marzo y diciembre del 2020. Material y métodos: Se estudiaron 59 pacientes mediante distintas escalas clínicas y pruebas de análisis biomecánico (dinamometría de mano, valoración del riesgo de caídas, análisis de la marcha y del equilibrio). Resultados: Al mes del alta los pacientes referían sintomatología persistente: disnea (47,5%) artromialgias (45%) y tos (22%). En el cuestionario EQ-5D-5L hasta el 73% de los pacientes refirieron niveles de ansiedad o depresión. El 74,6 y el 69,5% presentaban alteración en la fuerza de la mano derecha e izquierda, respectivamente. En el 38% de los pacientes el riesgo de caídas fue de moderado a muy alto. El índice somatosensorial se mantuvo en parámetros normales, mientras que los índices vestibular y, en menor medida, el visual se mostraron alterados. En la marcha, en el 81,4% de pacientes no se objetivaron alteraciones fuera de la normalidad, con una velocidad de marcha media normal. Conclusiones: A corto plazo, tras una infección grave por COVID-19 los pacientes presentan sintomatología persistente, ansiedad/depresión, deterioro del equilibrio con aumento del riesgo de caídas y pérdida de fuerza de empuñamiento en ambas manos.(AU)

Objective: To describe by an observational cross-sectional study the clinical and functional situation, at one month after hospital discharge, of patients admitted with COVID-19 in the hospital ICU between March and December 2020. Material and methods: 59 patients were studied using different clinical scales and biomechanical analysis tests (hand dynamometry, fall risk assessment, gait and balance analysis). Results: At one month after discharge, patients reported persistent symptoms: dyspnea (47.5%), arthromyalgia (45%) and cough (22%). In the EQ-5D-5L questionnaire up to 73% of patients reported levels of anxiety or depression. 74.6% and 69.5% presented alterations in the strength of the right and left hand, respectively. The risk of falls in 38% of patients was moderate to very high. The somatosensory index remained within normal parameters, while the vestibular and, to a lesser extent, the visual indexes were altered. In gait, 81.4% of patients showed no abnormalities outside the normal range, with a normal average walking speed. Conclusions: In the short term after severe COVID-19, patients have persistent symptomatology, anxiety/depression, impaired balance with increased risk of falls and loss of grip strength in both hands.(AU)