Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jun;95:361-362. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.056. Epub 2020 Apr 24.
• COVID-19 in critically ill patients causes death not only from pneumonia but also from multiple organ injuries. • In critically ill COVID-19 patients with pneumonia, pulmonary thromboembolism may be considered. • In critically ill COVID-19 patients, contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the chest is mandatory to assess parenchymal patterns and to diagnose pulmonary thromboembolism.
• 危重症 COVID-19 患者的死亡原因不仅是肺炎,还有多器官损伤。 • 对于合并肺炎的危重症 COVID-19 患者,可能需要考虑肺血栓栓塞症。 • 对于危重症 COVID-19 患者,必须进行胸部增强 CT 检查以评估实质模式并诊断肺血栓栓塞症。