Covid-19: opacification score is higher in the right lung and right lung involvement is a better predictor of ICU admission

Deepak Nagra; Mark D. Russell; Mark Yates; James Galloway; Richard Barker; Sujal R Desai; Sam Norton

doi:10.1183/13993003.02340-2020

Covid-19: opacification score is higher in the right lung and right lung involvement is a better predictor of ICU admission

Deepak Nagra, Mark D. Russell, Mark Yates, James Galloway, Richard Barker, Sujal R Desai, Sam Norton

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In COVID-19 the right lung has higher degree of opacification on plain radiograph than the left lung. Right lung opacificiation is a stronger predictor for critical care admission and death. https://bit.ly/36dig2N

Original language	English
Journal	European Respiratory Journal
Volume	56
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.02340-2020
Publication status	Published - Dec 2020

Keywords

COVID-19/diagnostic imaging
Humans
Intensive Care Units/statistics & numerical data
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral/diagnostic imaging
Risk Assessment
SARS-CoV-2
Severity of Illness Index
United Kingdom/epidemiology

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Covid-19: opacification score is higher in the right lung and right lung involvement is a better predictor of ICU admission

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