Liver injury predicts overall mortality in severe COVID-19: a prospective multicenter study in Brazil.

Fernanda Manhães PozzobonHugo PerazzoFernando Augusto BozzaRosana Souza RodriguesRenata de Mello PerezMaria Chiara Chindamo

Published in: Hepatology international (2021)

Elevated aminotransferases at hospital admission predicted in-hospital all-cause mortality in patients with COVID-19, especially in those with severe disease. Measurement of transaminases levels at hospital admission should be integrated to the care of patients with COVID-19 as an auxiliary strategy to identify patients at higher death risk.

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