Association of Trace Element Levels with Outcomes in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients.

ABSTRACT: The primary objective of this study was to compare the plasma levels of copper, selenium, and zinc between critically ill COVID-19 patients and less severe COVID-19 patients. The secondary objective was to investigate the association of these trace element levels with adverse outcomes, including the duration of mechanical ventilation, occurrence of septic shock, and mortality in critically ill COVID-19 patients. All COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU of the Geneva University Hospitals between 9 March 2020 and 19 May 2020 were included in the study. Plasma levels of copper, selenium and zinc were measured on admission to the ICU and compared with levels measured in COVID-19 patients hospitalized on the ward and in non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients. To analyze the association of trace el

SUBMITTER: Wozniak H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10421129 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature