Value of baseline radiograph for COVID-19 infected patients
Ethiop. med. j. (Online)
; 61(1): 71-77, 2023. figures, tables
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
A cluster of pneumonia cases of unknown origin was first reported in Wuhan China then the causative pathogen was identified and named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov2) and the associated disease was named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Chest radiograph has lower sensitivity for the detection of lung abnormalities but it has a role in disease progression and also in the late stages of COVID19. This study aims to evaluate the value of baseline radiographs in COVID-19-infected patients.Method:
This is a retrospective study of COVID-19 patients with RT-PCR confirmation who were admitted to Eka Kotebe General Hospital and had baseline chest x-ray between April and May 2020. Baseline chest x-ray of all patients who have confirmed COVID-19 infection was reviewed and analyzed.Result:
The study included 355 patients, 224 (63.1%) were male and 131 (36.9%) were female. Patient age ranged from 4 - 82 years with a mean age of 35. Two hundred twelve patients were symptomatic; the rest 143 were asymptomatic. Of the 355 baseline CXR, only 60 (16.9%) had abnormal radiographs and the rest 295 (83.1%) had normal radiographs. A combination of interstitial changes and GGO were the predominant descriptive finding accounting for 33.3% .Conclusion:
Even if chest radiographs are important in the workup of patients with COVID-19 infection, the use of baseline radiographs in COVID-19 infection should not be a routine practice. Disease severity and timing of imaging appear to impact the rates of normal baseline imaging.
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AIM (Africa)
Main subject:
Disease Progression
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Language:
English
Journal:
Ethiop. med. j. (Online)
Year:
2023
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
General practitioner at Eka Kotebe Hospital/ET
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Radiologist at Addis Ababa university/ET
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Radiologist at St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College/ET
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Radiologist at St. Peter Hospital/ET
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