{
  "abstract": "Next time you are on the train, or in long queue at the supermarket, ask the person next to you what they think of the local hospital. It is likely their opinion will be heavily coloured by an experience of acute illness or injury. However, we take it for granted that most people are soon out of danger from their initial vascular event, infection, trauma or other significant episode. Hospitals spend relatively little time on the unstable patient, in comparison with the considerable time progressing the unwell patient towards being ‘fit for discharge’. This new label may imply a level of functionality substantially lower than that on admission. Acute severe respiratory tract infections are a prime example of the abrupt changes in function that can occur, with life-changing consequences driven by damage to multiple organs and deconditioning. An admission with a viral respiratory illness decreases independence and carries a likelihood of the need for increased support.1 2 New disability, psychological disturbance and readmissions are common after bacterial pneumonia.3 4 Hospitals may not support individuals through the challenges of recovery, and such arrangements are given little consideration in guidelines.4 The paucity of services and evidence-based standards following discharge with acute lower respiratory tract infection5 contrasts with the wealth of high-quality information on pulmonary rehabilitation and widespread availability of at least some aspects of such a service.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Ella Victoria Brockwell-Mole"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Physiotherapy and Curtin Health Innovation Research Institute, Curtin University, Bentley, Western Australia, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "Kylie Hill"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia",
        "Medical School, Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia, Australia"
      ],
      "name": "John D Blakey"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Recovery from COVID-19 may take more than just time",
  "uid": "6a6307d8-3d79-5a42-b67b-c41621e5d036"
}