CHARACTERIZATION OF ENT SYMPTOMS AND SEQUELATES IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED BY COVID-19

• Grant number: 23/09091-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: September 01, 2023
• End date: August 31, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine
• Principal Investigator: Regina Helena Garcia Martins
• Grantee: João Victor Costa Müller
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FMB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) viral pandemic began in December 2019 in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China and spread rapidlyaround the world. As the virus is transmitted through the upper respiratory tract, a wide variety of ENT symptoms have been observed. These symptoms persist even after the acute period of the disease or arise during this period. Some examples include hyposmia, anosmia, ageusia, vertigo, tinnitus, hearing loss, dysphagia, and dysphonia. In hospitalized patients, these symptoms are more evident, which makes it important to characterization and understanding of its evolution.Objective: The aim of this study is to characterize the otorhinolaryngological symptoms and sequelae in patients who were hospitalized due to COVID-19.Casuistry and methods: The medical records of patients hospitalized in a university tertiary hospital between April 2020 and April 2022 due to complications from COVID-19 will be analyzed. Demographic data and telephone contact information will be recorded, excluding cases of death. Then, telephone contact will be made with the other patients to collect information about ENT symptoms, their evolution, associated symptoms, intubation and/or tracheotomy. The information will be recorded, grouped in tables and later analyzed.