Hematological parameters predicting severity and mortality in COVID-19 patients of Pakistan: a retrospective comparative analysis.

Muhammad Sohaib AsgharNoman Ahmed KhanSyed Jawad Haider KazmiAftab AhmedMaira HassanRumael JawedMohammed AkramUzma RasheedGul Muhammad MemonMuhammad Umer AhmedUmme TahniyatSyeda Batool Tirmizi

Published in: Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives (2020)

The inflammatory markers and hematological indices are a good guide for predicting the severity and disease outcome of coronavirus disease. NLR and PLR are elevated in severe disease while LMR and LCR are inversely correlating with disease severity.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
sars cov
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
tertiary care
drug induced