Guideline S1: Long COVID: Diagnostics and treatment strategies

• Project partners: Austrian Society of General Medicine (ÖGAM), Austrian Society of Pneumology (ÖGP), Austrian Society of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (ÖGHNO), Austrian Society of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics (ÖGPP), Austrian Society of Cardiology (ÖKG), Austrian Society of Neurology (ÖGN), Austrian Society for Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine (OEGIT), Karl Landsteiner University for Health Sciences / Division of General and Family Medicine
• Project duration: 3 months from 1 May 2021

Background

This guideline S1 summarises the state of knowledge on Long COVID at the time of the editorial deadline. Due to the strong dynamics of knowledge development, it is intended as a "living guideline". The focus is on practical applicability at the level of primary care, which is understood as the appropriate place for initial access and for primary care and treatment. The guideline provides recommendations on the differential diagnosis of the most common symptoms that can occur as a result of infection with SARS-CoV-2, on therapeutic options, on patient care and support, and on reintegration into everyday life and rehabilitation. In accordance with the clinical picture, the guideline was developed in an interdisciplinary process and gives recommendations on interfaces and possibilities of cooperation.