Severe liver dysfunction complicating course of COVID-19 in the critically ill: multifactorial cause or direct viral effect?
Kevin RoedlDominik JarczakAndreas DrolzDominic WichmannOlaf BoenischGeraldine de HeerChristoph BurdelskiDaniel FringsBarbara SensenAxel NierhausMarc LütgehetmannStefan KlugeValentin FuhrmannPublished in: Annals of intensive care (2021)
One-third of critically ill patients with COVID-19 suffer from SLD, which is associated with high mortality. Occurrence of viremia and severity of illness seem to contribute to occurrence of SLD and underline the multifactorial cause.