DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2020.v08i10.020

Pages: 2318-2325

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2). Bangladesh faces significant challenges in combating COVID-19 as it is a densely populated country with limited resources. The aim of this study is to evaluate the radiological findings of COVID-19 with the hope that this information will help to mitigate the disease. Methods: This retrospective study has been carried out among the patients of COVID-19 pneumonia tested by RT-PCR aged between 18-80 years. The data are collected from biochemical and radiological investigations with the help of biochemical instruments for obtaining blood samples and CT scan. Quality of data is strictly maintained and ethical issues are properly maintained in all the steps of this study. Results: 400 patients admitted to hospital between March 15, 2020, and August 25, 2020, were included in this study. The cohort included 277(69.3%) men and 123 (30.8%) women, and the mean age was 44•9 years (SD 15.2). In the CT chest findings, 342 (85.5%) patients had abnormal findings and the remaining 58 (14.5%) were normal. Among the abnormal CT findings, 270 (67.5%) had ground-glass opacity and 250 (62.5%) were present with ground glass opacity with crazy paving. The predominant pattern of abnormality observed in 312 (78.0%) patients was bilateral. Conclusion: This study provides essential information regarding CT chest of COVID-19 patients for prompt diagnosis in hopes to alleviate the ongoing pandemic.