Retrospective analysis of the application of CT scan in the emergency department to screen clinically asymptomatic COVID-19 before hospital admission.
Giovanni VolpicelliThomas FraccaliniMatteo BarbaClaudia FischettoGuido MaggianiAndrea VeltriLuciano CardinalePublished in: Emergency radiology (2022)
Our descriptive analysis confirms that CT scan cannot be considered a valid tool to screen clinically occult COVID-19, when the asymptomatic patients need hospitalization for other conditions. Application of personnel protections and distancing among patients remains the best strategies to limit the possibility of intrahospital cross-infections.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- computed tomography
- coronavirus disease
- dual energy
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- image quality
- high throughput
- ejection fraction
- contrast enhanced
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- cross sectional
- adverse drug
- patient reported outcomes
- magnetic resonance
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- electronic health record
- data analysis