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Long-CoViD
Report ISS CoViD-19 n. 15/2021 - Interim guidance on Long-CoViD management principles.
12/04/2022 Istituto Superiore di Sanità Interim guidance on Long-CoViD management principles. Version of July 1, 2021. Graziano Onder, Marco Floridia, Marina Giuliano, Cinzia Lo Noce, Dorina Tiple, Luigi Bertinato, Rosanna Mariniello, Maria Grazia Laganà, Antonio Della Vecchia, Roberta Gianferro, Angela De Feo, Pierluigi Cosenza, Tiziana Di Corcia, Gianfranco Gensini, Ernesto Palummeri, Cristina Frabetti, Stefano Aliberti, Andrea Campana, Angelo Carfì, Fran...Continue
Characteristics of Long-CoViD care centers in Italy. A national survey of 124 clinical sites
06/09/2022 Despite the growing clinical relevance of Long-CoViD, there is minimal information available on the organizational response of health services to this condition. A national online survey of centers providing assistance for Long-CoViD was implemented. Information collected included date of start of activity, target population, mode of assistance and of referral, type and number of specialists available, diagnostic and instrumental tests, use of t...Continue
Good clinical pratices for the clinical management of patients with Long-CoViD
16/12/2022 Health systems have been challenged to respond to the presence of a new clinical condition, called Long-CoViD, with the need to provide multidisciplinary care to a large number of patients presenting with an extreme clinical heterogeneity. Specialized clinics for individuals with Long-CoViD have arisen in Italy to respond to the increasing need for supportive care but service organization for the management of this condition and the mode of s...Continue
Examining potential Long COVID effects through utilization of healthcare resources
22/01/2024 A significant proportion of individuals reports persistent clinical manifestations following SARS-CoV-2 (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) acute infection. Nevertheless, knowledge of the burden of this condition—often referred to as ‘Long COVID’—on the health care system remains limited. This study aimed to evaluate healthcare utilization potentially related to Long COVID. Population-based, retrospective, multi-center cohort stu...Continue