Introduction:

The tomographic evaluation of the thorax allows us to know the complications in patients with COVID-19, pulmonary fibrosis being one of the most feared, due to its impact on lung function.

Objective:

To characterize the tomographic findings in patients with COVID-19 and suspected pulmonary fibrosis.

Methods:

A retrospective descriptive observational study was carried out at the Cuban Hospital in Qatar, between April 2020 and April 2021, the universe consisted of 129 patients with COVID 19, the sample was made up of 85 patients with radiographic suspicion of Pulmonary Fibrosis. The information was obtained from the medical records. Bioethical principles were taken into account.

Results:

The male sex prevailed, the age group of 45-59 years. The ground glass pattern was the most frequent in 60% of the cases. There were tomographic signs of Pulmonary Fibrosis in 58.62%, with diagnosis in advanced phase, moderate extension, bilateral and diffuse location. Multilobar involvement was the most frequent in patients with evident fibrosis and in those with doubtful pulmonary fibrosis.

Conclusions:

Male patients aged between 45-59 years predominated. The ground glass pattern was the most frequent.

In more than half of the patients, signs of pulmonary fibrosis were evidenced in the advanced phase of COVID -19, with moderate extension.

Bilateral and diffuse localization predominated. Multilobar involvement was the most frequent in patients with evident fibrosis and in those with doubtful pulmonary fibrosis.

The contribution of this research lies in the fact that with the characterization of the tomographic findings in patients with COVID 19, future complications are prevented.

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