Correlation of Oxygen Saturation on Pulse Oximeter With Chest CT Severity Score in Young Adult Covid-19 Patients

Bassam Khalid; Taimoor  Saleem; Umer  Naseer; Asif  Hashmat; Khurshid Muhammad  Uttra; Najib Ullah  Khan

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v74i3.6951

Authors

Bassam Khalid Department of Medicine, Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Taimoor Saleem Department of Medicine, Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Umer Naseer Department of Medicine, Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Asif Hashmat Department of Neurology, Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Khurshid Muhammad Uttra Department of Medicine, Pak Emirates Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Najib Ullah Khan Department of Medicine, Abbasi Shaheed Hospital Karachi Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v74i3.6951

Keywords:

COVID-19, Computed tomography, CT severity score, Hypoxia, pulse oximetry

Abstract

Objective: To assess the association between Computerized Tomography severity score and oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter in patients of COVID-19.

Study Design: Cross sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jan to Apr 2021.

Methodology: CT severity score was calculated for all patients who had undergone Chest CT scan. The oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter was noted at admission. Spearman rank correlation was calculated between the CT severity score and oxygen saturation on pulse oximeter.

Results: There were 203 patients in this study. Among them, 124(61.1%) were male and 74(38.9%) females. The greater proportion of the patients, 138(68%) were between 36-55 years old, and 65(32%) were between 18-35 years old. There were 130(64%) patients who had low CT severity score, 73(36%) had high CT severity score. Among 73 patients who had high CT severity score, 67(91.7%) had shortness of breath (p-value<0.001), 48(66%) had fever (p-value=0.021), and 53(72.6%) belonged to the older age group of patients (p-value=0.0294). Statistically significant negative correlation between Computerized Tomography severity score and oxygen saturation was noted (r rho=−0.264, p= 0.01).

Conclusions: Our study provided evidence that there is a negative correlation between the Computerized Tomography severity score and oxygen saturation by pulse oximeter.

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