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ArticlePloS one2024

CT abnormalities 3 and 12 months after hospitalization for COVID-19 and association with disease severity: A prospective cohort study.

Trond Mogens Aaløkken, Haseem Ashraf, Gunnar Einvik, Tøri Vigeland Lerum, Carin Meltzer, Jezabel Rivero Rodriguez, Ole Henning Skjønsberg, Knut Stavem

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Trond Mogens AaløkkenDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
Haseem AshrafInstitute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Gunnar EinvikInstitute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Tøri Vigeland LerumInstitute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Carin MeltzerDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway.
Jezabel Rivero RodriguezDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital Ullevål, Oslo, Norway.
Ole Henning SkjønsbergInstitute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
Knut StavemInstitute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-4512-8000

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objectivesTo investigate changes in chest CT between 3 and 12 months and associations with disease severity in patients hospitalized for COVID-19 during the first wave in 2020. MATERIALS AND

methodsLongitudinal cohort study of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in 2020. Chest CT was performed 3 and 12 months after admission. CT images were evaluated using a CT severity score (CSS) (0-12 scale) and recoded to an abbreviated version (0-3 scale). We analyzed determinants of the abbreviated CSS with multivariable mixed effects ordinal regression.

results242 patients completed CT at 3 months, and 124 (mean age 62.3±13.3, 78 men) also at 12 months. Between 3 and 12 months (n = 124) CSS (0-12 scale) for ground-glass opacities (GGO) decreased from median 3 (25th-75th percentile: 0-12) at 3 months to 0.5 (0-12) at 12 months (p<0.001), but increased for parenchymal bands (p<0.001). In multivariable analysis of GGO, the odds ratio for more severe abbreviated CSS (0-3 scale) at 12 months was 0.11 (95%CI 0.11 0.05 to 0.21, p<0.001) compared to 3 months, for WHO severity category 5-7 (high-flow oxygen/non-invasive ventilation/ventilator) versus 3 (non-oxygen use) 37.16 (1.18 to 43.47, p = 0.032), and for age ≥60 compared to <60 years 4.8 (1.33 to 17.6, p = 0.016). Mosaicism was reduced at 12 compared to 3 months, OR 0.33 (95%CI 0.16 to 0.66, p = 0.002).

conclusionsGGO and mosaicism decreased, while parenchymal bands increased from 3 to 12 months. Persistent GGO were associated with initial COVID-19 severity and age ≥60 years.

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COVID-19HospitalizationSeverity of Illness IndexTomography, X-Ray ComputedAgedFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesLungMaleMiddle AgedProspective StudiesSARS-CoV-2

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PMCPMC11073708

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