Diagnostic Value of Initial Chest CT Findings for the Need of ICU Treatment/Intubation in Patients with COVID-19

Computed tomography (CT) plays an important role in the diagnosis of COVID-19. The aim of this study was to evaluate a simple, semi-quantitative method that can be used for identifying patients in need of subsequent intensive care unit (ICU) treatment and intubation. We retrospectively analyzed the...

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Published in:	Diagnostics
Main Authors:	Laura Büttner, Annette Aigner, Florian Nima Fleckenstein, Christina Maria Hamper, Martin Jonczyk, Bernd Hamm, Oriane Scholz, Georg Böning
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Subjects:	COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 ventilation CT ICU intubation
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4418/10/11/929