Effect of liver injury on prognosis and treatment of hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Liver injury is common in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), although its effect on patient outcomes has not been well studied. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of liver injury on the prognosis and treatment of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia.

Methods

In this retrospective, single-center study, data on 109 hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia were extracted and analyzed. The primary composite end-point event was the use of mechanical ventilation or death.

Results

At admission, of the 109 patients enrolled, 56 patients (51.4%) were diagnosed with severe disease, and 39 (35.8%) presented with liver injury, which mainly manifested as elevated levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) accompani

SUBMITTER: Ma GG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7859738 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature