Prevalence and clinical consequences of atelectasis in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: a computed tomography retrospective cohort study

Background The aim of the study is to estimate the prevalence of atelectasis assessed with computer tomography (CT) in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia and the relationship between the amount of atelectasis with oxygenation impairment, Intensive Care Unit admission rate and the length of in-hospital stay. Patients and methods Two-hundred thirty-seven patients admitted to the hospital with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia diagnosed by clinical, radiology and molecular tests in the nasopharyngeal swab who underwent a chest computed tomography because of a respiratory worsening from Apr 1 to Apr 30, 2020 were included in the study. Patients were divided into three groups depending on the presence and amount of atelectasis at the computed tomography: no atelectasis, small atelectasis (< 5% of the estimated lung volume) or large atelectasis (> 5% of the estimated lung volume). In all patients, clinical severity, oxygen-therapy need, Intensive Care Unit admission rate, the length of in-hospital stay and in-hospital mortality data were collected. Results Thirty patients (19%) showed small atelectasis while eight patients (5%) showed large atelectasis. One hundred and seventeen patients (76%) did not show atelectasis. Patients with large atelectasis compared to patients with small atelectasis had lower $ SatO_{2} $/$ FiO_{2} $ (182 vs 411 respectively, p = 0.01), needed more days of oxygen therapy (20 vs 5 days respectively, p = 0,02), more frequently Intensive Care Unit admission (75% vs 7% respectively, p < 0.01) and a longer period of hospitalization (40 vs 14 days respectively p < 0.01). Conclusion In patients with SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, atelectasis might appear in up to 24% of patients and the presence of larger amount of atelectasis is associated with worse oxygenation and clinical outcome..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

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BMC pulmonary medicine - 21(2021), 1 vom: 17. Aug.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mingote, Álvaro [VerfasserIn]
Albajar, Andrea [VerfasserIn]
García Benedito, Paulino [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Suarez, Jessica [VerfasserIn]
Pelosi, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Ball, Lorenzo [VerfasserIn]
García-Fernández, Javier [VerfasserIn]

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44.00 / Medizin: Allgemeines / Medizin: Allgemeines

Themen:

Atelectasis
Chest computed tomography
Coronavirus
Mechanical ventilation
Severe acute respiratory syndrome

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© The Author(s) 2021

doi:

10.1186/s12890-021-01638-9

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OLC2127285506