Evaluation of abdominal computed tomography findings in patients with COVID-19: a multicenter study
Onur, Mehmet Ruhi, Ozbay, Yakup, Idilman, Ilkay, Karaosmanoglu, Ali Devrim, Ramadan, Selma Uysal, Barlik, Funda, Aydin, Sonay, Odaman, Huseyin, Altay, Canan, Akin, Isil Basara, Dicle, Oguz, Appak, Ozgur, Gulpinar, Basak, Erden, Ayse, Kula, Sezer, Coruh, Ayseguel Gursoy, Oz, Digdem Kuru, Kul, Melahat, Uzun, Caglar, Karavas, Erdal, Levent, Akin, Artas, Hakan, Eryesil, Hasan, Solmaz, Onur, Kaygusuz, Turkkan Ozturk, Farasat, Mustafa, Kale, Ahmet Burak, Duzgun, Fatih, Pekindil, Goekhan, Apaydin, F. Demir, Duce, Meltem Nass, Balci, Yuksel, Esen, Kaan, Kahraman, Ayseguel Sagir, Karaca, Leyla, Ozdemir, Zeynep Maras, Kahraman, Bayram, Tosun, Mesude, Nural, Mehmet Selim, camlidag, Ilkay, Onar, Mustafa Arda, Balli, Kaan, Guler, Ezgi, Harman, Mustafa, Elmas, Nevra Zehra, Ozturk, Cansu, Gungor, Ozlem, Herek, Duygu, Yagci, Ahmet Baki, Erol, Cengiz, Seker, Mehmet, Islek, Irem, Can, Yusuf, Aslan, Serdar, Bilgili, M. Yasemin Karadeniz, Goncuoglu, Alper, Keles, Hatice, Sarikaya, Pelin Zeynep Bekin, Bakir, Baris, Kartal, Merve Gulbiz Dagoglu, Durak, Gorkem, Oguzdogan, Guelsen Yucel, Alper, Fatih, Yalcin, Ahmet, Gurel, Safiye, Alan, Bircan, Gundogdu, Elif, Aydin, Nevin, Cansu, Aysegul, Kus, Ceyda Civan, Tuncer, Elif Ofluoglu, Piskin, Ferhat Can, Er, Hale Colakoglu, Degirmenci, Bumin, Ozmen, Mustafa Nasuh, Kantarci, Mecit, Karcaaltincaba, Musturay
PURPOSETo evaluate the frequency of abdominal computed tomography (CT) findings in patients with coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and interrogate the relationship between abdominal CT findings and patient demographic features, clinical findings, and laboratory test results as well as the CT atheroscle-rosis score in the abdominal aorta.METHODSThis study was designed as a multicenter retrospective study. The abdominal CT findings of 1.181 patients with positive abdominal symptoms from 26 tertiary medical centers with a positive polymerase chain-reaction test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 were reviewed. The frequency of ischemic and non-ischemic CT findings as well as the association between CT findings, clinical features, and abdominal aortic calcific atherosclerosis score (AA-CAS) were recorded.RESULTSIschemic and non-ischemic abdominal CT findings were detected in 240 (20.3%) and 328 (27.7%) patients, respectively. In 147 patients (12.4%), intra-ab-dominal malignancy was present. The most frequent ischemic abdominal CT findings were bowel wall thickening (n = 120; 10.2%) and perivascular infil-tration (n = 40; 3.4%). As for non-ischemic findings, colitis (n = 91; 7.7%) and small bowel inflammation (n = 73; 6.2%) constituted the most frequent disease processes. The duration of hospital stay was found to be higher in patients with abdominal CT findings than in patients without any positive findings (13.8 & PLUSMN; 13 vs. 10.4 & PLUSMN; 12.8 days, P < 0.001). The frequency of abdominal CT findings was significantly higher in patients who did not survive the infection than in patients who were discharged after recovery (41.7% vs. 27.4%, P < 0.001). Increased AA-CAS was found to be associated with a higher risk of ischemic conditions in abdominal CT examinations.CONCLUSIONAbdominal symptoms in patients with COVID-19 are usually associated with positive CT findings. The presence of ischemic findings on CT correlates with poor COVID-19 outcomes. A high AA-CAS is associated with abdominal ischemic findings in patients with COVID-19.
- Dergi
- DIAGNOSTIC AND INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
- Yıl
- 2023
- Cilt
- 29
- Sayı
- 3
- Sayfa
- 414-427
- ISSN
- 1305-3612
- DOI
- 10.4274/dir.2022.221575
- WoS UID
- WOS:001038941900001