Sextus chest radiograph severity score correlates to clinical outcomes in patients with COVID-19: A cross-sectional study.

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Abstract

The value of chest radiography (CXR) in detection and as an outcome predictor in the management of patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has not yet been fully understood.To validate a standardized CXR scoring system and assess its prognostic value in hospitalized patients found to have COVID-19 by imaging criteria and to compare it to computed tomography (CT).In this cross-sectional chart review study, patients aged 18-years or older who underwent chest CT at a single institution with an imaging-based diagnosis of COVID-19 between March 15, 2020 to April 15, 2020 were included. Each patient's CXR and coronal CT were analyzed for opacities in a 6-zonal assessment method and aggregated into a "Sextus score." Inter-reader variability and correlation between CXR a

SUBMITTER: Sun J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10545010 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature