Hypertriglyceridemia in Critically Ill Patients With SARS-CoV-2 Infection.

Wasim S El NekidyAbdullah ShatnaweiManal M AbdelsalamMariam HassanRuba Z DajaniNouran SalemTerrence J Lee St JohnNadeem RahmanFadi HamedJihad Mallat

Published in: The Annals of pharmacotherapy (2021)

The incidence of clinically significant HTG was high and was associated with propofol and favipiravir use. HTG might reflect the high inflammatory state in these patients. Clinicians should look at the full picture before changing therapies based only on HTG. Our findings need to be replicated in a larger prospective study.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
oxidative stress
risk factors
palliative care
patient reported outcomes