Clinical characteristics of Egyptian male patients with COVID-19 acute respiratory distress syndrome.

Ahmed S DoghishWalid F ElkhatibEssam A HassanAhmed F ElkhateebEman E MahmoudMona I AhmedMahmoud A F Khalil

Published in: PloS one (2021)

COVID-19 patients with ARDS presented with lymphopenia, increased thrombotic activity, increased CRP, LDH, and ferritin levels. The results revealed that CRP, D-dimer, LDH levels, and lymphopenia have a significant association with the COVID-19 severity and can be used as biomarkers to predict the disease severity.

Keyphrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
mechanical ventilation
sars cov
coronavirus disease
intensive care unit
iron deficiency