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Title: | CT-derived measurements of pulmonary blood volume in small vessels and the need for supplemental oxygen in COVID-19 patients | Authors: | Dierckx , Wendel De Backer, Wilfried Lins, Muriel De Meyer, Yinka Ides, Kris VANDEVENNE, Jan De Backer, Jan Franck, Erik Lavon, Ben R. Lanclus, Maarten Thillai, Muhunthan |
Issue Date: | 2022 | Publisher: | AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC | Source: | JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY, 133 (6) , p. 1295 -1299 | Abstract: | Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, a portion of those affected have evolved toward acute hypoxic respiratory failure. Initially, this was hypothesized to result from acute lung injury leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). In previous research, a novel quantitative CT post-processing technique was described to quantify the volume of blood contained within pulmonary blood vessels of a given size. We hypothesized that patients with lower BV5 blood flow would have higher supplemental oxygen needs and less favorable arterial blood gas profiles. From the initial data analysis, 111 hospitalized COVID-19 patients were retrospectively selected based on the availability of CT scans of the lungs with a slice thickness of 1.5 mm or less, as well as PCR-confirmed SARS-CoV2 infection. Three-dimensional (3-D) reconstructions of the lungs and pulmonary vasculature were created. Further analysis was performed on 50 patients. Patients were divided into groups based on their need for oxygen at the time of CT scan acquisition. Eighteen out of 50 patients needed >2 L/min supplemental oxygen and this group demonstrated a significantly lower median percentage of total blood flow in the BV5 vessels compared with the 32 patients who needed <2 L/min supplemental oxygen (41.61% vs. 46.89%, P = 0.023). Both groups had significantly less blood as a proportion in BV5 vessels compared with healthy volunteers. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that reduced blood volume within small (BV5) pulmonary vessels is associated with higher needs for supplemental oxygen and more severe gas exchange anomalies in COVID-19 infections. | Notes: | Dierckx, W; Ides, K (corresponding author), Univ Antwerp, Fac Med, Antwerp, Belgium.; Dierckx, W (corresponding author), Fluidda NV, Kontich, Belgium.; Ides, K (corresponding author), Univ Antwerp, Dept Engn, Cosys Labs, Antwerp, Belgium.; Dierckx, W; Ides, K (corresponding author), Multidisciplinary praxis Medimprove, Kontich, Belgium. Wendel.Dierckx@outlook.com; kris.ides@uantwerpen.be |
Keywords: | BV5;COVID-19;functional imaging;pulmonary blood vessels | Document URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/39437 | ISSN: | 8750-7587 | e-ISSN: | 1522-1601 | DOI: | 10.1152/japplphysiol.00458.2022 | ISI #: | 000913410000001 | Rights: | © 2022 the American Physiological Society | Category: | A1 | Type: | Journal Contribution |
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