Publication Name	World Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript ID	114620
Country	India

Category	Health Care Sciences & Services
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Cohort Study
Article Title	Persistent health complications in COVID-19 hospitalized patients at tertiary care hospital in Western India
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ashish Jain, Pushpendra Saraswat, Ayushi Sharma, Vinod Sharma and Ravi Jain
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Corresponding Author	Ravi Jain, Associate Professor, MD, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, SRCC Building, Sitapura, Jaipur 302017, Rajasthan, India. ravijainstar@gmail.com
Key Words	Persistent health complications; Long COVID; Post-acute COVID-19 syndrome; Long-term consequences; Quality of life; COVID-19
Core Tip	Long coronavirus disease (COVID) can persist even after three years. In this study, we found that 14.3% of the discharged patients developed persistent systemic symptoms, and about 4.8% (n = 51) of patients are still undergoing treatment for post-COVID-19-related illnesses. Patients report a wide variety of symptoms ranging from pulmonary (2.57%), chronic body aches (1.9%), cardiovascular (1.61%), and diabetes (1.61%) to general fatigue (1.24%). Vaccination status was not associated with the development, course, or treatment status of post-COVID-19 disease (P value: 0.82, 0.21, and 0.12, respectively).
Citation	Jain A, Saraswat P, Sharma A, Sharma V, Jain R. Persistent health complications in COVID-19 hospitalized patients at tertiary care hospital in Western India. World J Crit Care Med 2025; In press

Received	2025-09-25 03:15
Peer-Review Started	2025-09-25 03:15
First Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-09-29 08:04
Return for Revision	2025-09-29 08:04
Revised	2025-11-03 07:25
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Second Decision by Editor	2025-12-19 02:37
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2025-12-19 07:29
Articles in Press	2025-12-19 07:29
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