Correlation between arterial blood gas and CT volumetry in patients with SARS-CoV-2 in the emergency department

Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Aug:97:233-235. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.06.033. Epub 2020 Jun 15.

Authors

Gianni Turcato¹, Luca Panebianco², Arian Zaboli³, Christoph Scheurer², Dietmar Ausserhofer⁴, Anton Wieser², Norbert Pfeifer³

Affiliations

¹ Emergency Department, Hospital of Merano (SABES-ASDAA), Merano, Italy. Electronic address: gianni.turcato@yahoo.it.
² Department of Radiological Functions, Hospital of Merano (SABES-ASDAA), Merano, Italy.
³ Emergency Department, Hospital of Merano (SABES-ASDAA), Merano, Italy.
⁴ College of Health Care Professions Claudiana, Bolzano-Bozen, Italy; Institute of Nursing Science, Department of Public Health, University of Basel, Switzerland.

Abstract

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The severity of SARS-CoV-2 patients is difficult to quickly assess in the ED.
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The ABG test is a quick and easy tool that can help identify more severe patients.
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CT cannot be used on all suspected SARS-CoV-2 infected patients admitted in ED.
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The CT volumetry correlates well with the values of severity reported by the ABG test.

Keywords: Arterail blood gas; COVID-19; COVID-19 pneumonia; CT volumetry; Emergency department; Emergency medicine; SARS-CoV-2.

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MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Humans
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
SARS-CoV-2
Tomography, X-Ray Computed