Predictors of fatality including radiographic findings in adults with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Older age and elevated d-dimer are reported risk factors for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). However, whether early radiographic change is a predictor of fatality remains unknown.

Methods

We retrospectively reviewed records of all laboratory-confirmed patients admitted to a quarantine unit at Tongji Hospital, a large regional hospital in Wuhan, China, between January 31 and March 5, 2020. Confirmed cases were defined by positive RT-PCR detection of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in throat-swab specimens. Chest CT images were reviewed independently by two radiologists. The Tongji Hospital ethics committee approved this study.

Results

A total of 102 patients were confirmed to have SARS-CoV-2 infection. As of March 25, 85 con

SUBMITTER: Li K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7289230 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature