Association of Chest Xray (CXR) findings with outcomes in COVID-19 Patients
Objective: To investigate chest radiography findings in suspected coronavirus disease-2019 patients in a tertiary care setting. Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Jospital, Karachi, and comprised data of coronavirus disease-2019 cases admitted to the tertiar...
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Objective: To investigate chest radiography findings in suspected coronavirus disease-2019 patients in a tertiary care setting.
Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Jospital, 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.
Results: 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).
Conclusion: 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.
Key words: Covid, X-ray, Coronavirus, Mortality.
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| spelling | doaj.art-99af8cbd1bfa46b392bec670fff864b22023-05-25T04:21:54ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822022-08-0172910.47391/JPMA.3628Association of Chest Xray (CXR) findings with outcomes in COVID-19 PatientsAinan Arshad 0Ahmed Ayaz1Muhammad Abdullah Javed2Muhammad Anees3Kiran Hilal4Bushra Jamil5Department for Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanAga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan3rd Year MBBS Student, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan3rd Year MBBS Student, Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanDepartment for Radiology, Aga Khan University, Karachi, PakistanDepartment for Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan Objective: To investigate chest radiography findings in suspected coronavirus disease-2019 patients in a tertiary care setting. Methods: The retrospective study was conducted at the Aga Khan University Jospital, 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. Results: 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). Conclusion: 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. Key words: Covid, X-ray, Coronavirus, Mortality. https://www.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/3628 |
| spellingShingle | Ainan Arshad Ahmed Ayaz Muhammad Abdullah Javed Muhammad Anees Kiran Hilal Bushra Jamil Association of Chest Xray (CXR) findings with outcomes in COVID-19 Patients Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association |
| title | Association of Chest Xray (CXR) findings with outcomes in COVID-19 Patients |
| title_full | Association of Chest Xray (CXR) findings with outcomes in COVID-19 Patients |
| title_fullStr | Association of Chest Xray (CXR) findings with outcomes in COVID-19 Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association of Chest Xray (CXR) findings with outcomes in COVID-19 Patients |
| title_short | Association of Chest Xray (CXR) findings with outcomes in COVID-19 Patients |
| title_sort | association of chest xray cxr findings with outcomes in covid 19 patients |
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