Possible unrecognised liver injury is associated with mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Mario RomeroAna Clemente-SánchezPatricia PiñeiroJamil CedeñoLaura RayónJulia Del RíoClara RamosDiego-Andrés HernándezMiguel CovaAranzazu CaballeroIgnacio GaruttiPablo García-OlivaresJavier HortalJose-Eugenio GuerreroRita GarcíaRafael BañaresDiego Rincón

Published in: Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology (2021)

Unrecognised liver fibrosis, assessed by serological tests prior to admission, is independently associated with a higher risk of death in patients with severe COVID-19 admitted to the ICU.

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