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Name of Media:
Op-Ed: The trauma that comes after surviving COVID-19
Author(s):
Marissa Wagner Mery
Publisher or Source:
Los Angeles Times
Type of Media:
Newspaper Article
Media Originally for:
General Public
Country of Origin:
United States
Primary Focus of Media:
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
COVID-19 Related:
Yes
Description:
Since nearly half of all patients with severe respiratory failure who are placed on a ventilator die, we tend to declare victory if a COVID-19 patient comes off the machine alive. But the reality is that many survivors of severe respiratory failure and other forms of critical illness fare poorly, even if they do beat their underlying disease. Their likelihood of developing PTSD, depression or anxiety is similar to that of soldiers returning from combat.
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