Abnormal carbon monoxide diffusion capacity in COVID-19 patients at time of hospital discharge

Samir Nusair

doi:10.1183/13993003.01832-2020

Abnormal carbon monoxide diffusion capacity in COVID-19 patients at time of hospital discharge

Eur Respir J. 2020 Jul 23;56(1):2001832. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01832-2020. Print 2020 Jul.

Author

Samir Nusair^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Rokach Center for the Prevention of Lung Diseases, Clalit Health Services, Jerusalem Region, Affiliated to The Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University and Hadassah, Jerusalem, Israel samjack@actcom.co.il.
² Institute of Pulmonary Medicine, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.

Abstract

On recovery from COVID-19 it is important to draw attention to the CO diffusion test and the actual meaning of the findings when considering the values of D_LCO and D_LCO/V_A put together https://bit.ly/36k2O2Q

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus
COVID-19
Carbon Monoxide*
Coronavirus Infections*
Humans
Lung
Pandemics*
Patient Discharge*
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2

Substances

Carbon Monoxide