Temporal changes in laboratory markers of survivors and non-survivors of adult inpatients with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, and outbreaks have occurred worldwide. Laboratory test results are an important basis for clinicians to determine patient condition and formulate treatment plans.

Methods

Fifty-two thousand six hundred forty-four laboratory test results with continuous values of adult inpatients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 and hospitalized in the Fifth Hospital in Wuhan between 16 January 2020 and 18 March 2020 were compiled. The first and last test results were compared between survivors and non-survivors with variance test or Welch test. Laboratory test variables with significant differences were then included in the temporal change analysis.

Results

Among 94 laboratory

SUBMITTER: Ouyang SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7729703 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature