Abstract
On October 15th 2020, the Emergency Radiology Journal published our article entitled “COVID-19 pneumonia in the emergency department: correlation of initial chest CT findings with short-term outcome”, that evaluated clinical, laboratorial and imaging findings of laboratory confirmed COVID-19 patients as predictors of severe disease. In this paper, we will explore the context and significance of the early recognition of the disease severity on patients’ management.
Highlights
As the COVID-19 vaccination has started in some countries, a major step was taken into the direction of the pandemic control
Journal of Lung Health and Diseases patients admitted in the emergency department (ED) with laboratory confirmed COVID-19, composed predominantly by males with a median age of 52 years, were divided into three groups, according to the short-term outcome: early-discharged from ED, hospitalized on regular wards, and admitted to intensive care unit (ICU)
Extension of lung disease estimated by visual analysis, diffuse distribution of lung opacities, interlobular septal thickening, consolidation, and pleural effusion correlated with clinical and laboratorial features associated with more severe illness
Summary
In the light of the above, efforts to improve COVID-19 patients’ management are still of paramount importance, since a low seroprevalence is reported by epidemiological studies and most of the world population remains susceptible[3]. Journal of Lung Health and Diseases patients admitted in the emergency department (ED) with laboratory confirmed COVID-19, composed predominantly by males with a median age of 52 years, were divided into three groups, according to the short-term outcome: early-discharged from ED, hospitalized on regular wards, and admitted to intensive care unit (ICU). Hospitalization criteria in wards included low flow oxygen therapy, demand of parenteral therapy, mild decompensation of pre-existing comorbidity.
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