Fibrotic-Like Pulmonary Radiographic Patterns Are Not Associated With Adverse Outcomes in COVID-19 Chronic Critical Illness.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pulmonary fibrosis is a feared complication of COVID-19. To characterize the risks and outcomes associated with fibrotic-like radiographic abnormalities in patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and chronic critical illness.

Design

Single-center prospective cohort study.

Setting

We examined chest CT scans performed between ICU discharge and 30 days after hospital discharge using established methods to quantify nonfibrotic and fibrotic-like patterns.

Patients

Adults hospitalized with COVID-19-related ARDS and chronic critical illness (> 21 d of mechanical ventilation, tracheostomy, and survival to ICU discharge) between March 2020 and May 2020.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

We tested

SUBMITTER: Madahar P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10615871 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature