A study of association between peripheral saturation and CT severity score among COVID-19 positive patients

 

Kirubhakaran Kanakaraju^1*, Rangabashyam Seetharaman Ranganathan², Moogaambiga Solairaja Pandiyan³,

Rathis T S⁴

 

Abstract              Background: SARS-CoV2 was initially reported in Wuhan, China. Later it spread to more than 180 countries. Its presentation varies from asymptomatic to symptomatic. It starts from mild fever to severe respiratory distress syndrome and multi-organ failure. As this is a respiratory disease peripheral saturation plays a vital parameter. We generally use CT severity scoring and peripheral saturation for COVID19. Objective: The aim of our study is to find any association between CT severity scoring and Peripheral saturation. Methodology: This observational study was done in a tertiary care hospital, Salem, Tamil Nadu in Internal Medicine Department, from the period of August 2020 to September 2020.All the Covid positive patients of all age groups of both sexes with or without comorbidity were included. Patients having Non-COVID Pneumonitis were excluded. After getting ethical committee clearance data was collected using Patients information sheet. Results: Male preponderance 132(75%) is noticed and the saturation decreases as the age increases. There is a statistically significant association noticed between peripheral saturation and CT severity scoring. Conclusion: There is a significant correlation between CT scoring and peripheral oxygen saturation. Patients who comes with hypoxemia needs immediate medical treatment depending on the parameters like comorbidity, lung parenchymal involvement etc.,

Keywords: COVID19, Computed Tomography, Peripheral saturation.