Correlation of refractory hypoxemia with biochemical markers and clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients in a developing country: A retrospective observational study: Running head: Predictors of hypoxemia in COVID-19.

Muhammad Sohaib AsgharIftekhar AhmedHaris AlviSadia IqbalIsmail KhanRabia Seher AlviZara SaeedSaboohi IrfanMaria AkhtarIbraj Fatima

Published in: Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives (2021)

The inflammatory markers are a good guide for predicting the hypoxemia and disease outcome. The results concluded Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio, C-reactive protein, and Lactate dehydrogenase were effective biomarkers in predicting a severe course of COVID-19, but could not establish significant associations of serum Ferritin, Procalcitonin, and D-Dimer.

Keyphrases

sars cov
coronavirus disease
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
early onset
high intensity
optic nerve