Prolonged prothrombin time as an early prognostic indicator of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome in patients with COVID-19 related pneumonia.

Denis S Baranovskii Ilya D Klabukov Olga A Krasilnikova Dimitri A Nikogosov Natalia V PolekhinaDelyara R BaranovskaiaLeonid A Laberko

Published in: Current medical research and opinion (2020)

We suggest that CRP and PT levels present on admission in COVID-19 patients may be used as early prognostic markers of severe pneumonia requiring transfer to ICU.

Keyphrases

acute respiratory distress syndrome
mechanical ventilation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
respiratory failure
early onset
intensive care unit
emergency department
sars cov
drug induced
community acquired pneumonia