TY  - JOUR
TI  - How are Lung Volume and Respiratory Muscles Affected in  Non-Severe Patients With Covid-19?
AB  - Aim: Coronavirus-2019 (Covid-19) primarily affects the respiratory system, and how it affects respiratory muscles and lung volume is still not fully understood. Our study aimed to assess the time-dependent changes that may occur in lungs and respiratory muscle sizes on chest computed tomography (CT) in adult coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.Material and Methods: The clinical and radiological records of 101 adult patients who had at least two non-contrast chest CT images in stage 1 (0-4 days) and stage 6 (>28 days) were collected retrospectively. ImFusion Suite program were used to calculate lung volumes, and the cross-sectional areas of the pectoral and intercostal muscles were also calculated using with “ImageJ” program.Results: One-hundred one patients (51 females, 50.49%) were included in the study. ANCOVA revealed a significant stage*side interaction effect regarding cross-sectional area (CSA) of intercostal muscles [(p=.010; η²p=.064)]. There was no significant difference between the two stages in terms of CSA of pectoralis major and minor muscles [(p=.314; η2p=.010), (p=.644; η²p=.002)] respectively and lung volume [(p=.340; η²p=.009)].Conclusion: Covid-19 pneumonia causes an atrophy in respiratory muscles. However, it seems to have a nonsignificant effect on auxiliary respiratory muscles and lung volume. Further investigation of respiratory muscles and respiratory muscle training to reduce the risk of serious complications during viral infections are required. 
AU  - Nisari, Mehtap
AU  - uçar, ilyas
AU  - KURTOĞLU, ERDAL
AU  - COŞGUN, MUHARREM SAİD
AU  - KARARTI, CANER
AU  - undefined, Ahmet
AU  - ÇANKAL, FATİH
AU  - patat, dilara
DO  - 10.37990/medr.1078369
PY  - 2022
JO  - Medical records-international medical journal (Online)
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
SN  - 2687-4555
SP  - 203
EP  - 208
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/1124952
ER  -