VOLUME 25 , ISSUE 1 ( January, 2021 ) > List of Articles
Srikant Behera, Choro A Kayina, Bikash R Ray
Keywords : Chest X-ray, COVID-19, Lung ultrasound, Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, Shred sign
Citation Information : Behera S, Kayina CA, Ray BR. Thoracic Radiological Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients at the Time of Presentation: A Cross-sectional Study. Indian J Crit Care Med 2021; 25 (1):85-87.
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23705
License: CC BY-NC 4.0
Published Online: 18-01-2021
Copyright Statement: Copyright © 2021; The Author(s).
Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a type of pneumonia caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). COVID-19 pneumonia has characteristic radiological features. Recent evidence indicates usefulness of chest X-ray and lung ultrasound (LUS) in detecting COVID-19 pneumonia. Materials and methods: In this prospective observational study, chest X-ray and LUS features of 50 adults with COVID-19 pneumonia at the time of presentation were described. Results: Chest X-ray findings were present in 96% of patients, whereas all patients have ultrasound finding. Proportion (95% CI) of patients having bilateral opacities in chest X-ray was 96% (86.5–98.9%), ground glass opacity 74% (60.5–84.1%), and consolidation 50% (36.7–63.4%). In LUS, shred sign and thickened pleura was present in all patients recruited in this study. Air bronchogram was present in at least one area in 80% of all patients and B-lines score of more than 2 was present in at least one lung area in 84% patients. Number of lung areas with “shred sign” were higher in hypoxemic (p = 0.005) and tachypneic (p = 0.006) patients and pleura line abnormalities were present in more lung areas in hypoxemic patients (p = 0.03). Conclusion: According to our study, LUS is a useful tool not only in diagnosing, but it also correlates with requirement of respiratory support in COVID-19 patients.
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