Respiratory consequences after COVID-19: outcome and treatment

ABSTRACT

The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic represents the infection with the highest lethality, but also the one that hascaused the most sequelae and multi-organ consequences, especially respiratory, in the last century. Several actions havebeen required in the field of respiratory and intensive care medicine to reduce mortality and chronicity. The consequences ofCOVID-19 are multiple and encompass different physical, emotional, organizing, and economic aspects, which will require amultidisciplinary, transversal, and collaborative approach. Thisreview includes the observations and results of published retrospective and prospective studies on post-COVID19 respiratorysequelae, especially after severe pneumonia with associatedadult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (AU)