Impaired skin microvascular endothelial reactivity in critically ill COVID-19 patients.

Lisa RaiaTomas UrbinaPaul GabarreVincent BonnyGeoffroy HaririSebastien EhrmingerNaïke BigéJean-Luc BaudelBertrand GuidetEric MauryJeremie JoffreHafid Ait Oufella

Published in: Annals of intensive care (2022)

Both baseline skin microvascular blood flow and skin endothelial-dependent microvascular reactivity were impaired in critically ill COVID-19 patients compared to NCBP patients, despite a lower disease severity score supporting a specific pathogenic role of SARS-CoV-2 on the endothelium.

Keyphrases

sars cov
blood flow
soft tissue
end stage renal disease
wound healing
endothelial cells
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
nitric oxide
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes