Predictors of Mortality in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Demanding High Oxygen Flow: A Thin Line between Inflammation, Cytokine Storm, and Coagulopathy.

Višeslav Popadić Slobodan Klasnja Natasa M Milic Nina Rajovic Aleksandra Aleksic Marija Milenkovic Bogdan Crnokrak Bela Balint Milena Todorović Balint Davor Mrda Darko Zdravkovic Borislav Toskovic Marija Svetislav Branković Olivera Markovic Jelica Bjekic-Macut Predrag Djuran Lidija Memon Milica Brajkovic Zoran Todorovic Jovan Hadzi-Djokic Igor Jovanovic Dejan Nikolic Marija Zdravković

Published in: Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity (2021)

In the present study of 160 consecutive critically ill COVID-19 patients with moderate to severe ARDS, IL-6, serum albumin, and D-dimer at admission to ICU, accompanied by chest CT severity score, were marked as independent predictors of mortality.

Keyphrases

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cardiovascular events
coronavirus disease
mechanical ventilation
risk factors
intensive care unit
emergency department
oxidative stress
computed tomography
acute respiratory distress syndrome
early onset
high intensity
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
contrast enhanced
positron emission tomography