Clinical Characteristics and Risk Factors of Liver Dysfunction in COVID-19 Patients
Journal of Translational Critical Care Medicine
; 3(1):1-6, 2021.
Article
in English
| EuropePMC | ID: covidwho-1824045
ABSTRACT
Background:
COVID-19 outbreak has spread around the world. Liver dysfunction (LD) was related with high mortality in COVID-19.Methods:
Retrospective, single-center study case series of 425 consecutive hospitalized COVID-19 patients were enrolled. Demographic, clinical, laboratory, and treatment data were collected.Results:
A total of 425 patients were included in this study, 145 of whom had LD. The overall mortality rate was 8.9%, while 17.9% in the LD group and 4.3% in the nonliver dysfunction (NLD) group. Age, sex, and hypertension were the independent risk factors of LD. LD was an independent risk factor for incidence of severe illness, acute respiratory distress syndrome, and death. The survival rate of patients in LD group was lower than that in NLD group (P < 0.001). A similar trend was observed by the multivariate regression analysis (adjusted hazard ratio, 3.52;95% confidence interval [CI], 1.69–7.33;P = 0.001). Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin II receptor blockers had effect to reduce LD (odds ratio of 0.48 [95% CI, 0.232–0.989;P = 0.045]).Conclusions:
LD is one of the main features of hospitalized patients of COVID-19, with a worse prognosis. Patients of COVID-19 with LD on admission should be more cautions.
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Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Database:
EuropePMC
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Translational Critical Care Medicine
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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