Computed Tomography Evaluation of Pancreatic Steatosis: Correlation with COVID-19 Prognosis

作者：Serkan Güneyli, Hakan Doğan, Ömer Tarık Esengür, Hür Hassoy · 发表于：Future Virology · 年份：2022 · DOI：10.2217/fvl-2021-0257 · 被引用次数：8 · 研究领域：COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies、Pancreatitis Pathology and Treatment、Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Aim: To investigate the relationship between pancreatic steatosis (PS) assessed on computed tomography (CT) and COVID-19 prognosis. Materials & methods: This retrospective study covers 396 patients with COVID-19 (mean age: 52.50 ± 16.86 years), who underwent unenhanced chest CT. PS was compared with clinical findings, comorbidities, requirements for hospitalization, intubation and intensive care unit (ICU), length of hospitalization and death. Results: PS was found to be strongly correlated with the severity of clinical findings and hospitalization rates (p < 0.001). In hospitalized patients, length of hospitalization (p = 0.002) and rates of ICU requirement (p = 0.003) were higher in patients with PS. Conclusion: PS, correlated with clinical severity and hospitalization requirement, is an independent risk factor for COVID-19.