Abstract
To investigate chest radiography findings in suspected coronavirus disease-2019 patients in a tertiary care setting. The retrospective study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, and comprised data of coronavirus disease-2019 cases admitted to the tertiary care centre from March 1 to March 30, 2020. A predesigned proforma was used to gather data, including demographics, like age and gender, co-morbidities, presenting symptoms and chest radiography findings during the admission. Length of stay and mortality were the outcome measures. Data was analysed using SPSS 22. Of the 154 suspected cases, 46(29.8%) tested positive for coronavirus disease-2019; 29(63%) males and 17(37%) females with a mean age of 50.7±19.1 years. Abnormal chest radiography was noted in 25(54.3%) cases, with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates being the most common finding 19(41.3%). Mortality was the outcome in 7(28%) of these cases, and the mean length of hospital stay was 9.3±7.3 days. Abnormal chest radiography findings were associated with an increased risk of mortality (p=0.009) and a longer hospital stay (p=0.017). Abnormal chest radiography findings were frequently seen in coronavirus disease-2019 patients and were also associated with increased risk of mortality and prolonged hospital stay.
Highlights
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was first identified in a patient in December in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China.[1]
Abnormal chest radiography findings were frequently seen in coronavirus disease-2019 patients and were associated with increased risk of mortality and prolonged hospital stay
Pu bl ic a Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was first identified in a patient in December in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China.[1]. The World Health Organisation formerly identified the causative agent as a virus which was named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the disease was declared a pandemic in March 2020.(1, 2) SARS-CoV-2, a novel virus, belongs to a family of viruses which can lead to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and pneumonia.[3]. The family has been associated with similar outbreaks in the past, notably the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) and the SARS.[4]. As of May
Summary
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) was first identified in a patient in December in Wuhan in the Hubei province of China.[1]. Chest computed tomography (CT) has been known to reveal characteristic findings, including ground-glass opacities and multifocal patchy consolidations, in almost all COVID-19 patients even when COVID-19 Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) is negative.[6,7,8,9] in developing countries, chest CT is not always available due to resource and financial constraints. In such settings, chest radiography (CXR) may be used as a cost-friendly and readilyavailable alternative. The current study was planned to investigate CXR findings in COVID-19 patients. ov is io na lly Ac ce pt ed fo r Pr
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