Pleural effusion as an indicator for the poor prognosis of COVID-19 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus Disease 19 (COVID-19) is a global health concern that has become a pandemic over the past few months. This study aims at understanding the clinical manifestations of COVID-19 patients with pleural effusion.

Methods

COVID-19 patients were retrospectively enrolled from the Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Pharyngeal swabs from patients were tested using real-time polymerase chain reaction. Patients with COVID-19 were divided into two groups based on their computed tomography (CT) scans for the presence of pleural effusion at admission. We compared the clinical features, laboratory findings, scans and clinical outcomes between the two groups.

Results

Pleural effusion was observed in 9.19% of the

SUBMITTER: Wei XS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7995219 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature