Current perspectives on Long-COVID: a brief review of understanding and management
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Iñiguez-Luna, María I. [2] ; Cadena-Zamudio, Jorge D. [3] ; Zebadúa Rodríguez, Noé [1] ; Colonna-Aguirre, Brandon [1] ; Martínez-Bretón, Paulina [1]
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[1] Universidad Veracruzana
Universidad Veracruzana
México
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[2] Grupo Interdisciplinario de Investigación en Sechium edule en México, A.C.
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[3] Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias
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- Localización: Agro Productividad, ISSN-e 2594-0252, Vol. 17, Nº. 8, 2024 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Agosto), págs. 13-26
- Idioma: español
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Resumen
Objective: Conduct a retrospective analysis of studies compiled in the literature on the current classification of Long-COVID.
Design/methodology/approach: A search was conducted in medical information platforms using the keywords: COVID-19, Long COVID, COVID.19 sequelae, SARS-CoV 2, prolonged COVID. Articles published in the chronological period between 2020 and 2023 in both English and Spanish were used. Inclusion criteria were a maximum of five years since publication, review articles, systematic reviews, meta-analyses or clinical practice guidelines. The exclusion criteria were that the articles exceeded the time limit, that they were opinion articles, case reports or trials.
Results: There is no homogenized definition or standardized guidelines or norms for the diagnosis of Long-COVID, the epidemiological studies are not completely corroborated and there is a great disparity between the incidence rates estimated in the different research works, same case for treatment.
Limitations on study/implications: The lack of homogeneity in the patterns of symptoms, classification and diagnosis by the literature and health officials.
Findings/conclusions: A multidisciplinary approach is required, where clinical findings, laboratory and imaging studies are integrated, to homogenize information in search of adequate and timely Long-COVID diagnoses and effective treatments for the benefit of patients.
