Thoracic Radiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients at the Time of Presentation: A Cross-sectional Study.

Autor: Behera S; Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India., Maitra S; Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India., Anand RK; Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India., Baidya DK; Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India., Subramaniam R; Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India., Kayina CA; Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India., Ray BR; Department of Anaesthesiology, Pain Medicine and Critical Care, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine [Indian J Crit Care Med] 2021 Jan; Vol. 25 (1), pp. 85-87.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23705
Abstrakt: Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a type of pneumonia caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 pneumonia has characteristic radiological features. Recent evidence indicates usefulness of chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (LUS) in detecting COVID-19 pneumonia.
Materials and Methods: In this prospective observational study, chest X-ray and LUS features of 50 adults with COVID-19 pneumonia at the time of presentation were described.
Results: Chest X-ray findings were present in 96% of patients, whereas all patients have ultrasound finding. Proportion (95% CI) of patients having bilateral opacities in chest X-ray was 96% (86.5-98.9%), ground glass opacity 74% (60.5-84.1%), and consolidation 50% (36.7-63.4%). In LUS, shred sign and thickened pleura was present in all patients recruited in this study. Air bronchogram was present in at least one area in 80% of all patients and B-lines score of more than 2 was present in at least one lung area in 84% patients. Number of lung areas with "shred sign" were higher in hypoxemic ( p = 0.005) and tachypneic ( p = 0.006) patients and pleura line abnormalities were present in more lung areas in hypoxemic patients ( p = 0.03).
Conclusion: According to our study, LUS is a useful tool not only in diagnosing, but it also correlates with requirement of respiratory support in COVID-19 patients.
How to Cite This Article: Behera S, Maitra S, Anand RK, Baidya DK, Subramaniam R, Kayina CA, et al. Thoracic Radiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients at the Time of Presentation: A Cross-sectional Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021;25(1):85-87.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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