Clinical and radiological findings of silent hypoxia among COVID-19 patients

The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and radiological findings of COVID-19 patients with “silent hypoxia,” who had no dyspnea on admission even though their oximetry saturation was less than 94%. This retrospective cohort study included all COVID-19 patients (n = 270) at a large tertia...

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Published in:Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2021-10, Vol.27 (10), p.1536-1538
Main Authors: Okuhama, Ayako, Ishikane, Masahiro, Hotta, Masatoshi, Sato, Lubna, Akiyama, Yutaro, Morioka, Shinichiro, Suzuki, Setsuko, Tajima, Tsuyoshi, Yamamoto, Makiko, Teruya, Katsuji, Izumi, Shinyu, Ohmagari, Norio
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Language:English
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COVID-19
CT scan
Pneumonia
Silent hypoxia
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Summary:The aim of this study was to describe the clinical and radiological findings of COVID-19 patients with “silent hypoxia,” who had no dyspnea on admission even though their oximetry saturation was less than 94%. This retrospective cohort study included all COVID-19 patients (n = 270) at a large tertiary care hospital between January 31 and August 31, 2020. Clinical and radiological characteristics of patients who met our criteria of “silent hypoxia”, which included those who reported no dyspnea even though oximetry saturation was
ISSN:1341-321X
1437-7780
DOI:10.1016/j.jiac.2021.07.002