First man who received coronavirus vaccine dies in UK
Over a year after the novel coronavirus cemented its grip on the world, much of the conversation surrounding the disease remains simple: how many people died and how many survived?
But researchers at Michigan Medicine say a devastating side effect lurks, underreported, between those extremes - the loss of ability caused by the virus.
In a study published in the journal
PM&R, investigators found that 45% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 experienced significant functional decline after being discharged. Rehabilitation needs were really, really common for these patients, says lead author Alecia K. Daunter, M.D., a pediatric physiatrist at Michigan Medicine. They survived, but these people left the hospital in worse physical condition than they started. If they needed outpatient therapy or are now walking with a cane, something happened that impacted their discharge plan.
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Over a year after the novel coronavirus cemented its grip on the world, much of the conversation surrounding the disease remains simple: how many people died and how many survived?
But researchers at Michigan Medicine say a devastating side effect lurks, underreported, between those extremes - the loss of ability caused by the virus.
In a study published in the journal
PM&R, investigators found that 45% of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 experienced significant functional decline after being discharged. Rehabilitation needs were really, really common for these patients, says lead author Alecia K. Daunter, M.D., a pediatric physiatrist at Michigan Medicine. They survived, but these people left the hospital in worse physical condition than they started. If they needed outpatient therapy or are now walking with a cane, something happened that impacted their discharge plan.