The study will follow COVID-19 patients who required intensive care after 3-6 months and one year after discharge from the ICU with functional level as well as organ function to assess recovery after COVID-19. Blood and urine will be collected for biobanking.
The study will follow COVID-19 patients who required intensive care at Uppsala University Hospital and were included in the Uppsala COVID-19 biobank. The patients will be contacted after three to six months for a first follow-up with assessment of functional level in activities of daily life, psychiatric symptoms, neurological symptoms and working capacity as well as specific organ functions. The organ functions will include circulation, respiration, coagulation, immune function and kidney function. In addition, blood and urine will be collected for biobanking.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
300
Uppsala University Hospital
Uppsala, Sweden
RECRUITINGMortality
Death
Time frame: Within 90 days after admission to ICU.
Mortality
Death
Time frame: Within 1 year after admission to ICU.
Renal recovery
Return of renal function measured as CKD stage.
Time frame: At follow-up three to six months after ICU discharge.
Renal recovery
Return of renal function measured as CKD stage.
Time frame: At follow-up one year after ICU discharge.
Respiratory recovery
Respiratory function as assessed by a clinician
Time frame: Three to six months from discharge from ICU
Working capacity
6 min walk test
Time frame: Three to six months from discharge from ICU
Quality of life score
Quality of Life assessed using the 36-item short form survey by RAND.
Time frame: Three to six months from discharge from ICU
Cognitive recovery
Cognitive screening using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment.
Time frame: Three to six months from discharge from ICU
Frailty
Screening for frailty using the Clinical Frailty Scale-9.
Time frame: Three to six months from discharge from ICU
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Activities of Daily Life
Screening of functional level for Activities of Daily Life using the 5-level EQ-5D.
Time frame: Three to six months from discharge from ICU
Anxiety
Screening for anxiety using the Generalised Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale.
Time frame: Three to six months from discharge from ICU
Depression
Screening for depression using the Patient Health Questionnaire 9.
Time frame: Three to six months from discharge from ICU
Neurological recovery
Neurological function as assessed by a clinician
Time frame: Three to six months from discharge from ICU