Evaluation of Chest CT Scan as a Screening and Diagnostic Tool in Trauma Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19): A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Comparison of COVID-19-related criteria between positive and negative CT scan groups.
Variables
Chest CT scan +ve (%) n = 44
Chest CT scan −ve (%) n = 42
value
Nationality
Iranian
97.7
81
0.014
Non-Iranian
2.3
19
Positive COVID-19-related history
Contact
6.8
14.3
0.3
Fever
27.1
38.1
0.2
Cough
13.6
11.9
0.53
Respiratory distress
38.6
16.7
0.02
Neurological symptoms
15.9
4.8
0.08
Dermatological symptoms
0
0
—
Abdominal pain
2.3
2.4
1
Anorexia
6.8
2.4
0.61
Positive past medical history
Cancer
0
2.4
0.48
Diabetes mellitus
9.1
7.1
1
Chronic anemia
0
2.4
0.48
Cardiac disease
9.1
11.9
0.73
Chronic renal failure
2.3
0
1
Asthma
2.3
0
1
COPD
2.3
2.4
1
HTN
9.1
4.8
0.67
Hospital course
Intubation need
52.3
35.7
0.09
ICU admission
77.3
61.9
0.09
ARDS incidence
39
41.7
0.75
Mortality
25
9.5
0.53
Patient classification
Suspicious (WHO)
2.3
4.8
0.61
Possible (ECDC)
79.5
66.7
0.13
Asymptomatic
20.5
33.3
0.2
CT: computed tomography; COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ARDS: acute respiratory distress syndrome; HTN: hypertension; ICU: intensive care unit; WHO: World Health Organization; ECDC: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.
