Low Serum Albumin Predicts Severe Outcomes in COVID-19 Infection: A Single-Center Retrospective Case-Control Study.

Andrew B TrotterDilli PoudelRiley BowersAakash PatelEvan SchultzMichael BourgeoisRishi PaswanScott StockholmMacelyn BattenSmita KafleKriti LonialIrlene Locklear

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine research (2021)

Low serum albumin on presentation in COVID-19 infection is associated with serious outcomes not limited to mortality. The therapeutic option of albumin infusion should be investigated.

Keyphrases

early onset
low dose
cardiovascular events
cross sectional
risk factors
adipose tissue
type diabetes
skeletal muscle
mass spectrometry
insulin resistance
high resolution