Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

The Chest CT Scan Findings 3 Months after Hospitalization in COVID-19 Patients and Its Relationship with Underlying Disease

Document Type : Original Article(s)

Authors
Ahmad Fakhrizadeh 1
Mohammad Ghasem Hanafi 1
Seyed Hamid Borsi 2
Elham Farhadi 3
Mahsa Bavadi 4
1 Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
2 Assistant Professor of Pulmonary Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Air Pollution and Respiratory Diseases Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
3 Clinical Research Development Unit, Golestan Hospital, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
4 Student of Radiology, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
10.48305/jims.v41.i716.0287
Abstract
Background: This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the findings of chest CT scans 3 months after hospitalization in COVID-19 patients and their relationship with underlying diseases.
Methods: The present study was of a descriptive-analytical type, which was conducted from the beginning of September 2021 to the end of September 2022 on COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the department of Imam Khomeini Educational and Therapeutic Hospital affiliated with Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz. Demographic information and chest CT scan findings were evaluated and recorded at the time of hospitalization of COVID-19 patients for 3 months after hospitalization.
Findings: In this study, 100 patients with an average age of 57.49 years were examined, with 53% being male. Among the patients, 44% had no underlying diseases and the remaining had underlying diseases, among which diabetes and hypertension were the most frequent with 28% and 10%. Analysis of the CT scan findings of patients three months later revealed that 35% of CT scans were normal and 55% of lung fibrosis was reported, and 45% of reported lung fibrosis showed 5-25% lung involvement.
Conclusion: In the present study, approximately more than half of the participants had pulmonary involvement evident on their CT scans 3 months after COVID-19 hospitalization, with pulmonary fibrosis being the most common finding.
Keywords
Pulmonary fibrosis
Respiratory distress syndrome
Underlying disease
CT scan images
Subjects
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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 41, Issue 716
4th Week, June
May and June 2023
Pages 287-293

  • Receive Date 24 November 2022
  • Revise Date 31 May 2023
  • Accept Date 31 May 2023