Post-COVID: Alles eine Frage der Definition?

Zusammenfassung

Die Prävalenz des Post-COVID-Syndroms (PCS) ist noch nicht abschließend geklärt. Die bisherigen Definitionen bilden vorrangig zeitliche Aspekte ab, lassen jedoch funktionelle Defizite sowie die Objektivierung von Symptomen außer Acht. Dies führt zu diagnostischen sowie therapeutischen Unklarheiten. In Pubmed wurde daher nach systematischen Reviews gesucht, die sich mit den Folgen einer SARS-CoV-2-Infektion befassten. Die zugrunde liegenden Definitionen sowie zeitlichen Einschlusskriterien wurden extrahiert. 16 systematische Reviews wurden eingeschlossen, davon 11 mit einer Definition des PCS. In 58 % der analysierten Einzelstudien wurden Patienten mit einer Symptomatik > 12 Wochen und damit entsprechend der Definition des PCS inkludiert. Fazit: Eine weitere Präzisierung der Definition des PCS ist notwendig, um Diagnostik und eine multimodale Behandlung zu erleichtern und die knappen therapeutischen Ressourcen entsprechend zu nutzen.

Abstract

The prevalence of post-COVID syndrome (PCS) has not yet been conclusively clarified. The existing definitions primarily reflect temporal aspects, but disregard functional deficits as well as the objectification of symptoms. This leads to diagnostic as well as therapeutic ambiguities. Pubmed was searched for systematic reviews dealing with the impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection. The underlying definitions as well as temporal inclusion criteria were extracted. 16 systematic reviews were included, 11 of which included a definition of PCS. In 58 % of the individual studies analyzed, patients with symptomatology > 12 weeks and thus according to the definition of PCS were included. Conclusion: Further clarification of the definition of PCS is necessary to facilitate diagnosis and multimodal treatment and to use the scarce therapeutic resources accordingly.

Schlüsselwörter

Post-COVID-Syndrom - Long-COVID - Prävalenz - multimodale Therapie

Key words

post-COVID-Syndrome - long-COVID - prevalence - multimodal therapy

Publication History

Article published online:
24 October 2022

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