The volume ratio of ground glass opacity in early lung ct predicts mortality in acute paraquat poisoning

Xin Kang, Da Yong Hu, Chang Bin Li, Xin Hua Li, Shu Ling Fan, Yong Liu, Guang Yu Tang, Zi Sheng Ai, Tianfu Wu, Chandra Mohan, Xin J. Zhou, Jun Yan Liu, Ai Peng

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Abstract

Background Pulmonary injury is the main cause of death in acute paraquat (PQ) poisoning. However, whether quantitative lung computed tomography (CT) can be useful in predicting the outcome of PQ poisoning remains unknown.We aimed to identify early findings of quantitative lung CT as predictors of outcome in acute PQ poisoning. Methods Lung CT scanning (64-slide) and quantitative CT lesions were prospectively measured for patients after PQ intoxication within 5 days. The study outcome was mortality during 90 days follow-up. Survival curves were derived by the Kaplan-Meier method, and mortality risk factors were analyzed by the forward stepwise Cox regression analysis. Results Of 97 patients, 41 (42.3%) died. Among the eight different types of lung CT findings which appeared in the first 5-day of PQ intoxication, four ones discriminated between survivors and non-survivors including ground glass opacity (GGO), consolidation, pneumomediastinum and "no obvious lesion". With a cutoff value of 10.8%, sensitivity of 85.4%and specificity of 89.3%, GGO volume ratio is better than adopted outcome indicators in predicting mortality, such as estimated amount of PQ ingestion, plasma or urine PQ concentration, acu te physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE) II and sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) scores. GGO volume ratios above 10.8%were associated with increased mortality (hazard ratio, 5.82; 95% confidence interval, 4.77-7.09; P < 0.001). Conclusions The volume ratio of GGO exceeding 10.8% is a novel, reliable and independent predictors of outcome in acute PQ poisoning.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere0121691
JournalPloS one
Volume10
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2015

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