Maps of Death in Patients With Covid-19

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Introduction:Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is a highly lethal infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, a novel coronavirus that led to a pandemic.

We know that COVID-19 affects the lungs, but it can also affect vital organs, damage blood vessels, and lead to ARDS.

We hypothesized that this toxic plasma leads to mechanical destruction of the microvascular capillary endothelium, especially in lung tissues, and contributes to mortality caused by ARDS due to diffuse pulmonary capillary endotheliitis. We aimed to present the common specific radiologic findings of deceased patients from COVID-19.

Methods: We retrospectively re-evaluated the radiological findings of 15373 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 AT Samsun VM Medicalpark Hospital between March 2020 and January 2023, and we aimed to present the specific radiologic findings of deceased patients from COVID-19.

Results: The majority of patients died due to complications of hypoxemia caused by lung involvement, known as ARDS with or without tissue damage, resulting in pneumothorax and other mechanical complications.

Conclusion: COVID-19 starts as an infectious, contagious disease and leads to death in infected individuals because it may render blood plasma toxic. We hypothesized that this toxic plasma leads to mechanical destruction of the microvascular capillary endothelium, especially in lung tissues, and the mortality caused by ARDS due to diffuse pulmonary capillary endotheliitis.