Retrospective Study
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World J Methodol. Dec 20, 2023; 13(5): 456-465
Published online Dec 20, 2023. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v13.i5.456
Effect of vaccination status on CORADS and computed tomography severity score in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: A retrospective study
Umut Devrim Binay, Erdal Karavaş, Faruk Karakeçili, Orçun Barkay, Sonay Aydin, Düzgün Can Şenbil
Umut Devrim Binay, Faruk Karakeçili, Orçun Barkay, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan 24000, Turkey
Erdal Karavaş, Department of Radiology, Bandırma 17 Eylül University, Faculty of Medicine, Balıkesir 10200, Turkey
Sonay Aydin, Düzgün Can Şenbil, Department of Radiology, Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University, Faculty of Medicine, Erzincan 24000, Turkey
Author contributions: Binay UD designed and performed the research and wrote the manuscript; Karavas E designed the research and supervised the report; Karakeçili F designed the research and contributed to the analysis; Barkay O, Aydin S, Senbil DC provided clinical advice; Barkay O, Aydin S, Senbil DC supervised the report. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Erzincan Binali Yildirim University Ethics Committee (Approval No: 04/16).
Informed consent statement: Since it is a retrospective study, patient consent was not obtained.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All the authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: Data will be shared upon request.
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Corresponding author: Umut Devrim Binay, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Erzincan Binali Yildirim University, Faculty of Medicine, Başbağlar Mahallesi, Hacı Ali Akın Sokağı, Erzincan 24000, Turkey. umut.binay@erzincan.edu.tr
Received: September 27, 2023
Peer-review started: September 27, 2023
First decision: November 2, 2023
Revised: November 6, 2023
Accepted: December 7, 2023
Article in press: December 7, 2023
Published online: December 20, 2023
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Core Tip

Core Tip: This is a retrospective study to evaluate the effect of vaccination status on CORADS and computed tomography (CT) severity score in hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Accordingly, as a result of the comparisons between the groups, the CT severity score levels of the unvaccinated patients were significantly higher than the other groups. As the vaccination rates increased, the rate of typical COVID-19 findings on CT was found to be significantly lower.