id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-002782-mena480g Chen, Jiajia Long term outcomes in survivors of epidemic Influenza A (H7N9) virus infection 2017-12-08 .txt text/plain 3021 179 55 Our findings suggest that pulmonary function and imaging findings improved during the first 6 months especially for those with ARDS, however long-term lung disability and psychological impairment in H7N9 survivors persisted at 2 years after discharge from the hospital. In survivors of H5N1 virus infection, radiologic abnormalities including ground-glass opacities with a reticular pattern remained evident at the 12-month follow-up visit 10 . A study of the long-term outcomes of survivors with ARDS reported a mild restrictive pattern on lung-function testing, with a mild-to-moderate reduction in carbon monoxide diffusion capacity at 3 months; The median DLCO improved by 9% of the predicted value from 3 to 12 months 13 . A meta-analysis showed that recovery in the HRQoL of ARDS survivors occurred during the first 6 months after discharge 20 , but no significant improvement was evident at the 2-year follow-up in our study. Follow-up study on pulmonary function and lung radiographic changes in rehabilitating severe acute respiratory syndrome patients after discharge ./cache/cord-002782-mena480g.txt ./txt/cord-002782-mena480g.txt