Predictors of the presence of radiological abnormalities 6 months after severe COVID-19 pneumonia
Radiological involvement of the lungs six months after COVID-19 pneumonia is frequent, especially ground glass. Elderly patients with prolonged ICU admission and a significant inflammatory response measured by IL-6 are more likely to present worse radiological evolution and are candidates for radiological follow-up after COVID-19 pneumonia.
Authors
- Antonio Navarro-Ballester (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1684-5473)
- Ignacio Pérez Catalán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2146-378X)
- José Manuel Ramos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6501-9867)
- Jorge Usó‐Blasco
- Lidón Mateu‐Campos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3704-6187)
- Celia Roig‐Martí (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7046-7381)
- Sergio Fabra‐Juana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5500-6499)
- María‐José Esteve‐Gimeno
- María Varea-Villanueva
- Sofía Folgado-Escudero
- Germán Herrero-Rodríguez
- Elena Domínguez-Bajo
- Ana Segura-Fábrega
- María Pilar Fernández-García
Institutions
- Universitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx (ES)
- Hospital General Universitari de Castelló (ES)
- Hospital General Universitario de Alicante Doctor Balmis (ES)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de Alicante (ISABIAL) (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2024-08-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-024-09767-2
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.13