Interest of Chest CT to Assess the Prognosis of SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia: An In-Hospital-Based Experience in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Serge Emmanuel Obe-A-Ndzem HolennTacite Kpanya MazobaDésiré Yaya MukangaTyna Bongosepe ZokereDjo LungelaJean-Robert MakuloSteve AhukaAngèle Tanzia MbongoAntoine Aundu MoluaPublished in: Pulmonary medicine (2024)
The chest CT demonstrated certain characteristic lesions more frequently in patients in whom the diagnosis of COVID-19 was confirmed. The extent of lesions affecting at least half of the lung parenchyma from the first day of admission to hospital increases the risk of death by a factor of 7.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- computed tomography
- image quality
- coronavirus disease
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- dual energy
- newly diagnosed
- contrast enhanced
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- emergency department
- prognostic factors
- healthcare
- patient reported outcomes
- magnetic resonance imaging
- magnetic resonance
- positron emission tomography
- intensive care unit
- patient reported
- acute care
- electronic health record
- mechanical ventilation
- community acquired pneumonia