key: cord-0847508-0qt9gcpd authors: Valent, Arnaud; Dudoignon, Emmanuel; Ressaire, Quentin; Dépret, François; Plaud, Benoît title: Three-month quality of life in survivors of ARDS due to COVID-19: a preliminary report from a French academic centre date: 2020-10-10 journal: Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2020.10.001 sha: 06eb2c6e6720ef2f8263f178a106db274ff7f183 doc_id: 847508 cord_uid: 0qt9gcpd nan caregivers. Finally, HRQoL should be classically explored at 6-month. In conclusion, this preliminary report provided early insights regarding the quality of life after a severe COVID-19 episode. Because of the scale of this pandemic, disability related to COVID-19 may represent the next public health crisis and both healthcare professionals and decision-makers should focus on this unrecognised and underdiagnosed burden. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors. The authors declare that they have no competing interest. The RAND 36-Item Health Survey 1.0. Health Econ Using the EuroQol-5D to measure changes in quality of life 12 months after discharge from an J o u r n a l P r e -p r o o f intensive care unit Long term outcomes in survivors of epidemic Influenza A (H7N9) virus infection. Sci Rep Quality of life reported by survivors after hospitalization for Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). Health Qual Life Outcomes Long-term outcomes of pandemic 2009 influenza A(H1N1)-associated severe ARDS At 1-month of follow-up, 20/47 (42.5%) patients had ARDS history. **36/78 (46.1%) patients were admitted in intensive care unit. Abbreviations: SF-36, 36-Item Short Form Health Survey H7N9, avian influenza A (H7N9) virus Middle East respiratory syndrome PF, physical functioning; RP, physical role; RE, emotional role; VT, vitality; MH, mental health; SF, social functioning; BP, body pain; GH, general health The authors would like to thank Dr. Samia Boughezala, M.D., and Ms. Nathalie Deligeon from the pre-anaesthesia evaluation department of Saint-Louis Hospital (AP-HP, Paris, France).