Risk factors and severity of functional impairment in long COVID: a single-center experience in Croatia.

Aim: To determine the frequency of common symptoms in long COVID and their effect on the quality of life, and to determine the factors contributing to a more severe long COVID.

Methods: The study enrolled 266 patients who were either referred to long-COVID outpatient clinic or were inpatients undergoing rehabilitation. The data were collected between December 2020 and May 2021.

Overview of Symptoms of Ongoing Symptomatic and Post-COVID-19 Patients Who Were Reffered to Pulmonary Rehabilitation - First Single-Centre Experience in Croatia.

Background: Coronavirus-2 pandemic has changed the functioning of health systems worldwide. It is not yet fully known which symptoms of the disease are most commonly presented in patients referred for pulmonary rehabilitation. Our aim was to investigate the profile of patients referred for pulmonary rehabilitation; what symptoms they had during the acute phase of the disease and what symptoms were still present at the start of pulmonary rehabilitation.

Weight Gain in Lung Transplantation Patients during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Croatia.

Background: To determine the effect of lockdown measures on lung transplant patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Subjects And Methods: We collected data from Croatian lung transplant patients before and after the lockdown and analyzed changes in weight, BMI, lung function and blood lipid status.

Results: An average increase of 3.

ADAPTATION AND VALIDATION OF THE CAMBRIDGE PULMONARY HYPERTENSION OUTCOME REVIEW (CAMPHOR) FOR CROATIA.

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a chronic disease which severely impairs quality of life (QoL). The Cambridge Pulmonary Hypertension Outcome Review (CAMPHOR) is the first disease-specific tool to assess patient-reported symptoms, functioning and QoL in PH patients. The aim of this study was to adapt and validate the CAMPHOR for use in Croatia.