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Abstract

BACKGROUND:COVID-19 disease represented pandemic severe respiratory syndrome affecting hundreds of millions all over the world. The computerized tomography (CT) with polymerase chain reaction tests represented the common diagnostic methods.           OBJECTIVE:To compare COVID-19 severity scores between CT scan Total Severity Score (TSS)  and British Society of Thoracic Imaging (BSTI) scores in addition to compare the CT scan severity score of COVID-19 with different clinical data.PATIENTS AND METHODS: A descriptive observational cross sectional study was carried out inX-ray Institute/ Medical Complex/ Baghdad/ Iraqbetween 1st of June, and 31st of November, 2020 on a sample of 100 patients with COVID-19. The data was collected from the patients or their relatives. Severity of COVID-19 disease was classified according to TSSand according to BSTIscore.RESULTS:There was a highly significant association between severe BSTICT score and moderate CT scan TSS (p<0.001). Severity was significantly increased among patients with severe BSTI CT score of COVID-19 patients (p<0.001). The characteristics related to increased CT severity score of COVID-19 infection are elderly age, male gender, cough, fever, dyspnea, past medical history, delayed CT, and hypoxia.CONCLUSION: CT scan is helpful for diagnosis and severity categorization of COVID-19 infection and the CTBSTI score of COVID-19 severity is directly related to CTTSS. 

DOI

10.52573/ipmj.2023.182260

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