Publications by authors named "Nynke G Dijkstra"
Article Synopsis
- After recovering from COVID-19 pneumonia, many hospitalized patients experienced reduced diffusion capacity (DLCO), particularly noticeable three months post-discharge; this study tracked 317 survivors over 24 months.
- Patients were categorized by illness severity: moderate, severe, and critical, with critical cases showing the most significant DLCO impairment at three months.
- Despite overall improvements in DLCO across all patient groups by 24 months, a significant portion—65%—still had reduced DLCO (<80%), indicating that while recovery occurred, it was incomplete for most.
Objectives: A decrease of both diffusion capacity (DLCO) and Quality of Life (QoL) was reported after discharge in hospitalized COVID-19 pneumonia survivors. We studied three and 6 month outcomes in hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients.
Methods: COVID-19 pneumonia survivors ( = 317) were categorized into non-hospitalized "moderate" cases ( = 59), hospitalized "severe" cases ( = 180) and ICU-admitted "critical" cases ( = 39).
Background: In the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, rapid clinical triage is crucial to determine which patients need hospitalisation. We hypothesised that chest computed tomography (CT) and alveolar-arterial oxygen tension ratio (A-a) gradient may be useful to triage these patients, since they reflect the severity of the pneumonia-associated ventilation/perfusion abnormalities.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed in 235 consecutive patients suspected for COVID-19.