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Convalescence

MedGen UID:
3606
•Concept ID:
C0009940
•
Finding
Synonym: Convalescences
SNOMED CT: Convalescence (105499002)

Definition

The period of recovery following an illness. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVConvalescence

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Management of hamstring injuries: current concepts review.
Chang JS, Kayani B, Plastow R, Singh S, Magan A, Haddad FS
Bone Joint J 2020 Oct;102-B(10):1281-1288. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.102B10.BJJ-2020-1210.R1. PMID: 32993323
International guidelines for groin hernia management.
HerniaSurge Group
Hernia 2018 Feb;22(1):1-165. Epub 2018 Jan 12 doi: 10.1007/s10029-017-1668-x. PMID: 29330835Free PMC Article
Criteria for Progressing Rehabilitation and Determining Return-to-Play Clearance Following Hamstring Strain Injury: A Systematic Review.
Hickey JT, Timmins RG, Maniar N, Williams MD, Opar DA
Sports Med 2017 Jul;47(7):1375-1387. doi: 10.1007/s40279-016-0667-x. PMID: 28035586

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Returning to physical activity after covid-19.
Salman D, Vishnubala D, Le Feuvre P, Beaney T, Korgaonkar J, Majeed A, McGregor AH
BMJ 2021 Jan 8;372:m4721. doi: 10.1136/bmj.m4721. PMID: 33419740
Clinical sequelae of COVID-19 survivors in Wuhan, China: a single-centre longitudinal study.
Xiong Q, Xu M, Li J, Liu Y, Zhang J, Xu Y, Dong W
Clin Microbiol Infect 2021 Jan;27(1):89-95. Epub 2020 Sep 23 doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2020.09.023. PMID: 32979574Free PMC Article
Convalescence after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a qualitative systematic review.
Tolver MA, Rosenberg J, Bisgaard T
Surg Endosc 2016 Dec;30(12):5165-5172. Epub 2016 Apr 8 doi: 10.1007/s00464-016-4863-4. PMID: 27059966
Complications of therapeutic laparoscopy.
Bongard F, Dubecz S, Klein S
Curr Probl Surg 1994 Nov;31(11):857-924. doi: 10.1016/0011-3840(94)90060-4. PMID: 7956322
Laparoscopically assisted hysterectomy.
Maher PJ, Wood EC, Hill DJ, Lolatgis NA
Med J Aust 1992 Mar 2;156(5):316-8. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1992.tb139785.x. PMID: 1534134

Diagnosis

Current insights in ICU nutrition: tailored nutrition.
Hermans AJH, Laarhuis BI, Kouw IWK, van Zanten ARH
Curr Opin Crit Care 2023 Apr 1;29(2):101-107. Epub 2023 Jan 27 doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000001016. PMID: 36762671Free PMC Article
Concussion and sport.
Helmy A, Agarwal M, Hutchinson PJ
BMJ 2013 Sep 25;347:f5748. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f5748. PMID: 24068743
Antegrade percutaneous endopyelotomy.
Ko R, Duvdevani M, Denstedt JD
Curr Urol Rep 2007 Mar;8(2):128-33. doi: 10.1007/s11934-007-0062-0. PMID: 17303018
Managing haemorrhoids.
Nisar PJ, Scholefield JH
BMJ 2003 Oct 11;327(7419):847-51. doi: 10.1136/bmj.327.7419.847. PMID: 14551102Free PMC Article
Laceration management.
Hollander JE, Singer AJ
Ann Emerg Med 1999 Sep;34(3):356-67. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(99)70131-9. PMID: 10459093

Therapy

Efficacy and safety of Bufei Huoxue capsules in the management of convalescent patients with COVID-19 infection: A multicentre, double-blind, and randomised controlled trial.
Chen Y, Liu C, Wang T, Qi J, Jia X, Zeng X, Bai J, Lu W, Deng Y, Zhong B, He W, Xing Y, Lian Z, Zhou H, Yan J, Yang X, Yu H, Zhou J, Zhou D, Qiu L, Zhong N, Wang J
J Ethnopharmacol 2022 Feb 10;284:114830. Epub 2021 Nov 9 doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.114830. PMID: 34763045Free PMC Article
Systematic review of reproductive outcomes after High Intensity Focused Ultrasound treatment of uterine fibroids.
Anneveldt KJ, van 't Oever HJ, Nijholt IM, Dijkstra JR, Hehenkamp WJ, Veersema S, Huirne JAF, Schutte JM, Boomsma MF
Eur J Radiol 2021 Aug;141:109801. Epub 2021 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.109801. PMID: 34116454
Probiotic supplements might not be universally-effective and safe: A review.
Kothari D, Patel S, Kim SK
Biomed Pharmacother 2019 Mar;111:537-547. Epub 2018 Dec 28 doi: 10.1016/j.biopha.2018.12.104. PMID: 30597307
Acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation.
Yang A, Wu HM, Tang JL, Xu L, Yang M, Liu GJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Aug 26;2016(8):CD004131. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004131.pub3. PMID: 27562656Free PMC Article
Serious intra-abdominal infections.
Barie PS
Curr Opin Crit Care 2001 Aug;7(4):263-7. doi: 10.1097/00075198-200108000-00009. PMID: 11571424

Prognosis

Poor physical recovery after critical illness: incidence, features, risk factors, pathophysiology, and evidence-based therapies.
Boelens YFN, Melchers M, van Zanten ARH
Curr Opin Crit Care 2022 Aug 1;28(4):409-416. Epub 2022 Jul 5 doi: 10.1097/MCC.0000000000000955. PMID: 35796071Free PMC Article
Prediction of survival odds in COVID-19 by zinc, age and selenoprotein P as composite biomarker.
Heller RA, Sun Q, Hackler J, Seelig J, Seibert L, Cherkezov A, Minich WB, Seemann P, Diegmann J, Pilz M, Bachmann M, Ranjbar A, Moghaddam A, Schomburg L
Redox Biol 2021 Jan;38:101764. Epub 2020 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101764. PMID: 33126054Free PMC Article
Clinical characteristics of Epstein-Barr virus infection in the pediatric nervous system.
Cheng H, Chen D, Peng X, Wu P, Jiang L, Hu Y
BMC Infect Dis 2020 Nov 25;20(1):886. doi: 10.1186/s12879-020-05623-1. PMID: 33238935Free PMC Article
Retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in pheochromocytoma.
Hisano M, Vicentini FC, Srougi M
Clinics (Sao Paulo) 2012;67 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):161-7. doi: 10.6061/clinics/2012(sup01)27. PMID: 22584723Free PMC Article
Antegrade percutaneous endopyelotomy.
Ko R, Duvdevani M, Denstedt JD
Curr Urol Rep 2007 Mar;8(2):128-33. doi: 10.1007/s11934-007-0062-0. PMID: 17303018

Clinical prediction guides

COVID-19 and post-COVID - Jekyll and Hyde of modern medicine.
Sovová E, Genzor S, Sova M, Sovová M, Moravcová K, Šimek M, Pyzsková LO
Vnitr Lek 2022 Fall;68(4):208-211. PMID: 36220416
Sustained VWF-ADAMTS-13 axis imbalance and endotheliopathy in long COVID syndrome is related to immune dysfunction.
Fogarty H, Ward SE, Townsend L, Karampini E, Elliott S, Conlon N, Dunne J, Kiersey R, Naughton A, Gardiner M, Byrne M, Bergin C, O'Sullivan JM, Martin-Loeches I, Nadarajan P, Bannan C, Mallon PW, Curley GF, Preston RJS, Rehill AM, Baker RI, Cheallaigh CN, O'Donnell JS; Irish COVID-19 Vasculopathy Study (iCVS) Investigators
J Thromb Haemost 2022 Oct;20(10):2429-2438. Epub 2022 Aug 4 doi: 10.1111/jth.15830. PMID: 35875995Free PMC Article
Neurologic Outcome Prediction in the Intensive Care Unit.
Maciel CB
Continuum (Minneap Minn) 2021 Oct 1;27(5):1405-1429. doi: 10.1212/CON.0000000000001053. PMID: 34618766
Prediction of survival odds in COVID-19 by zinc, age and selenoprotein P as composite biomarker.
Heller RA, Sun Q, Hackler J, Seelig J, Seibert L, Cherkezov A, Minich WB, Seemann P, Diegmann J, Pilz M, Bachmann M, Ranjbar A, Moghaddam A, Schomburg L
Redox Biol 2021 Jan;38:101764. Epub 2020 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2020.101764. PMID: 33126054Free PMC Article
Convalescence after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair: a qualitative systematic review.
Tolver MA, Rosenberg J, Bisgaard T
Surg Endosc 2016 Dec;30(12):5165-5172. Epub 2016 Apr 8 doi: 10.1007/s00464-016-4863-4. PMID: 27059966

Recent systematic reviews

Systematic review of COVID-19 and autoimmune thyroiditis.
Tutal E, Ozaras R, Leblebicioglu H
Travel Med Infect Dis 2022 May-Jun;47:102314. Epub 2022 Mar 18 doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2022.102314. PMID: 35307540Free PMC Article
Systematic review of reproductive outcomes after High Intensity Focused Ultrasound treatment of uterine fibroids.
Anneveldt KJ, van 't Oever HJ, Nijholt IM, Dijkstra JR, Hehenkamp WJ, Veersema S, Huirne JAF, Schutte JM, Boomsma MF
Eur J Radiol 2021 Aug;141:109801. Epub 2021 May 27 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2021.109801. PMID: 34116454
Criteria for Progressing Rehabilitation and Determining Return-to-Play Clearance Following Hamstring Strain Injury: A Systematic Review.
Hickey JT, Timmins RG, Maniar N, Williams MD, Opar DA
Sports Med 2017 Jul;47(7):1375-1387. doi: 10.1007/s40279-016-0667-x. PMID: 28035586
Acupuncture for stroke rehabilitation.
Yang A, Wu HM, Tang JL, Xu L, Yang M, Liu GJ
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 Aug 26;2016(8):CD004131. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004131.pub3. PMID: 27562656Free PMC Article
The epidemiology and risk factors for recurrence after inguinal hernia surgery.
Burcharth J
Dan Med J 2014 May;61(5):B4846. PMID: 24814748

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