Considerations in imaging interpretations for colitis in critically ill patients during the COVID-19 era.
Sooyoung MartinJonathan PierceElias G KikanoDerek VosSree Harsha TirumaniNikhil RamaiyaPublished in: Emergency radiology (2021)
In our study, there was significant correlation between prior vasopressor therapy and imaging findings of colitis or terminal ileitis in ICU patients, independent of COVID-19 status. Our observation raises a possibility that the reported COVID-19-related severe gastrointestinal complications and potential poor outcome could have been confounded by underlying severe critically ill status, and warrants a caution in diagnosis of gastrointestinal complication.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- high resolution
- end stage renal disease
- newly diagnosed
- intensive care unit
- early onset
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- stem cells
- ulcerative colitis
- mass spectrometry
- patient reported outcomes
- drug induced
- risk assessment
- fluorescence imaging
- climate change
- photodynamic therapy
- smoking cessation
- replacement therapy