What we know about coronavirus' long-term effects.
in the United States released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , and from what we know about the long-term effects of other respiratory diseases, experts say.80% of COVID-19 cases reported in ChinaDr. Shu-Yuan Xiao, a pathology professor at the University of Chicago School of Medicine, stressed that most patients who have mild illness should recover"with no lasting effect.
"For the 16-20% of symptomatic patients who eventually need ICU care, it is difficult to predict," he said, referring to the percentage of those hospitalized who will need critical care. According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association published in February, which examined 138 patients in Wuhan, China, 10% of those in ICU care were eventually switched to ECMO machines, which remove the blood from the body, oxygenate it and then return it to the body.
"There’s a lot in common with what we do for non-COVID respiratory failure that’s going to be applicable here," Adalja said.
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