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Investigating The Role Of Inflammatory Markers At Admission In Defining The Severity Of Moderate-To-Critical Covid-19: A Cross-Sectional Analysis, Syed Muhammad Jawad Zaidi, Muhammad Haider Awan, Hamza Waqar Bhatti, Sania Sabir, Imran Arshad, Sualeha Ahmed, Muhammad Ali Khalid, Fazal Ur Rehman
Investigating The Role Of Inflammatory Markers At Admission In Defining The Severity Of Moderate-To-Critical Covid-19: A Cross-Sectional Analysis, Syed Muhammad Jawad Zaidi, Muhammad Haider Awan, Hamza Waqar Bhatti, Sania Sabir, Imran Arshad, Sualeha Ahmed, Muhammad Ali Khalid, Fazal Ur Rehman
Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Background and Aims: The spectrum of Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has been clinically defined from asymptomatic carriers to critical illness. Different inflammatory markers have been used to account for the severity and outcomes of this disease in different settings. Our study aims to investigate the role of these inflammatory markers in defining COVID-19 severity. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 200 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Inflammatory markers including lymphocyte count, D-Dimers, Ferritin, CRP, LDH were noted at admission. The moderate-to-critical disease was defined according to the WHO criteria. Descriptive statistics were applied. Mann-Whitney U-test was applied to compare the difference of markers …