A paramedic in the intensive care unit of a COVID hospital. Archival photoMOSCOW, Jan 30A group of British scientists have discovered a hard-to-diagnose lung pathology in patients with post-ocular syndrome — they had difficulty transporting gases in the blood, according to a preprint of the study, published on the website of the Oxford Center for Biomedical Research NIHR. 36 volunteers took part in the scientific experiment, among which 13 people were healthy. It is emphasized that some of the patients with mild COVID-19 continued to complain of shortness of breath several months after recovery. in patients with long-term COVID-19 who were not hospitalized (11 people. — Approx. ed.), while all other studies went well", the publication says.
The authors of the study emphasized that that conventional examination methods, including computed tomography, did not reveal any abnormalities in patients. The scientists concluded that the consequences of the identified anomaly are unknown, which requires further research in this area.