Predicting respiratory failure in patients infected by SARS-CoV-2 by admission sex-specific biomarkers.

Maria Teresa PaganoDaniela PeruzzuLuca BusaniMarina PierdominiciAnna RuggieriAndrea AntinoriGianpiero D'OffiziNicola PetrosilloFabrizio PalmieriPierluca PiselliStefania CicaliniStefania NotariEmanuele NicastriChiara AgratiGiuseppe IppolitoFrancesco VaiaMaria Cristina GagliardiMaria Rosaria CapobianchiElena Ortonanull null

Published in: Biology of sex differences (2021)

Sex is a biological variable affecting the choice of the correct biomarker that might predict worsening of COVID-19 to severe respiratory failure. The definition of sex specific biomarkers can be useful to alert patients to be safely discharged versus those who need respiratory monitoring.

Keyphrases

respiratory failure
sars cov
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
coronavirus disease
emergency department
mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
patient reported outcomes
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
acute respiratory distress syndrome