Chest Radiographic Findings of COVID-19 Patients in Outpatient with Self Isolation at Samphran Hospital Nakornpathom Province

Abstract

The retrospective descriptive study aimed to study characteristic of chest radiographic findings of Covid-19 infection patients under outpatient with Self Isolation treatment in Samphran hospital between February 27 and May 21, 2022.

          The result showed 9,086 patients, 4,992 female patients (55%), male patients (45%), range of 1-96 years and median 32. There were 8,679 of normal chest radiographic finding patients (95.5%), 406 of abnormal chest radiographic finding patients (4.5%), 251 of abnormal lung finding patients (61.8%), with median 60 and 155 of abnormal finding from other systems (38.2%). There were 118 patients (47.0%) that chest radiographic finding compatible with Covid-19 pneumonia. Patchy / Ground glass opacity was most common radiographic findings (73.7%). Chest x-ray abnormalities involved peripheral 52.6%, bilateral 52%, and lower zone distribution 67.8 %

The majority of chest radiographic imaging results of the current coronavirus disease 2019 patients (Mainly of the Omicron strain) under outpatient with Self Isolation treatment are normal. Only a small amount of abnormal chest radiographic imaging results that corresponding with Covid-19 pneumonia. The characteristics of chest radiographs compatible with Covid-19 pneumonia found in this study were consistent with previous Thai and foreign studies.