Risk factors for persistent abnormality on chest radiographs at 12-weeks post hospitalisation with PCR confirmed COVID-19.
Tim J M WallisE HeidenJ HornoB WelhamH BurkeA FreemanL DexterA FazleenA KongC McQuittyM WatsonS PooleN J BrendishT W ClarkT M A WilkinsonM G JonesB G MarshallPublished in: Respiratory research (2021)
Persistent CXR abnormality 12-weeks post COVID-19 was common in this cohort. LOS, obesity, increased serum LDH, and smoking-status were risk factors for radiograph abnormality. These findings require further prospective validation.