One in two people hospitalized with Covid-19 will develop an additional health complication, a study of 73,197 adult patients in the UK showed.
The study published in the Lancet showed that among the patients admitted to hospital with Covid-19, a high proportion (49.7 percent) had at least one complication. “The occurrence of complications was not only associated with a higher risk of mortality during hospitalization, but also decreased the ability of patients to care for themselves after discharge,” said the study published in the Lancet.
In addition to health complications, the study also focused on the effects of long-term Covid on the younger population. It found that 27 percent of Covid-19 patients in the 19 to 29 age group suffered another injury or attack on an organ system in the body, while 37 percent of 30 to 39 year olds experienced a similar complication.
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HEALTH COMPLICATIONS REPORTED BY COVID PATIENTS
The most common health complications reported by Covid-19 patients include kidney, respiratory, and systemic complications. Specific complications within each organ system have also been reported, with acute kidney damage, probable ARDS, liver damage, anemia, and cardiac arrhythmias being the most common.
Acute kidney damage likely ARDS, anemia, and liver damage were most likely to occur with death, the study said.
SELF-SUPPLY DIFFICULT FOR LONG COVID PATIENTS
The study also highlighted the limited ability of Covid patients to care for themselves after discharge from the hospital.
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Almost 13 percent of patients in the 19 to 29 age group and 17 percent of 30 to 39 year olds were no longer able to take care of themselves after discharge from the hospital, according to the study.
HEALTH SYSTEMS SHOULD PREPARE FOR LONG DISTANCES
The study’s authors write that long-term policymakers need to prepare as many of the health complications are likely to have long-term effects.
“Patients who are hospitalized with Covid-19 are exposed to immediate complications that affect all age groups. Many of the complications identified are likely to have important long-term effects, “the study said.
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It adds that health systems and policymakers should prepare for an increase in population morbidity from Covid-19 and its subsequent complications. Since complications after Covid-19 are common in all age groups and comorbidities, in addition to prioritizing vaccination, public health reports about the risk of Covid-19 for the younger generation and otherwise healthy people should be considered.
One of the most notable results of the study is that the relative risk of death in younger patients with complications is much higher than in patients of the same age group who did not experience complications. In older patients, on the other hand, the relative influence of complications on mortality appears to be less. Whether or not this difference in complications in mortality was statistically significant has not been investigated by the report’s authors.
Covid-19 survivors, including young and previously healthy individuals, experienced high complication rates and poor functional outcomes. Those who were over 50 years old and admitted to the intensive care unit were most at risk.
Common Covid-19 complications identified in the study are known to be associated with long-term morbidity and an increased risk of death.
However, the report adds that more studies are needed to understand the medium to long-term effects of Covid-19 and how immediate complications can lead to permanent morbidity.
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