COMPARISON OF INFLAMMATORY MARKERS WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SEVERITY OF COVID-19 DISEASE
| Autor: | Shabana Abbas, Asma Hayat, Numan Majeed, Syed Raza Jaffar, Jawaria Asghar, Sakhawat Ali |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 70, Iss 2, Pp 455-458 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0030-9648 2411-8842 |
| Popis: | Objective: To assess correlation of various inflammatory markers with disease progression in COVID-19. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Pak Emirates Military Hospital (PEMH), Rawalpindi, from Apr 2020 to May 2020. Methodology: All the patients admitted during this period were recruited in the study. Samples were collected from patients in medical wards, high dependency unit (HDU) and intensive care units (ICU). Sample was collected in plain tube for analysis of serum ferritin, quantitative C-reactive protein (CRP), and procalcitonin. For analysis of plasma lactate, sample was collected in sodium fluoride tube. Comparison of inflammatory markers amongst various groups was done to assess the association and correlation of these markers with the progression of disease. Results: A total of 127 cases were studied, 114 were males and 13 were females. Age of patients in mild group was 41.6 ± 13.2, in moderate 53.3 ± 15.4 and in severe cases it was 54.6 ± 14.4. C-reactive protein and ferritin levels were significantly deranged in all groups with p-value of |
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