Microvascular flow alterations in critically ill COVID-19 patients: A prospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Data on microcirculatory pattern of COVID-19 critically ill patients are scarce. The objective was to compare sublingual microcirculation parameters of critically ill patients according to the severity of the disease.

Methods

The study is a single-center prospective study with critically ill COVID-19 patients admitted in ICU. Sublingual microcirculation was assessed by IDF microscopy within 48 hours of ICU admission. Microcirculatory flow index (MFI), proportion of perfused vessel (PPV), total vessel density (TVD), De Backer score (DBS), perfused vessel density (PVD) and heterogeneity index (HI) were assessed. Patients were divided in 2 groups (severe and critical) according to the World health organization definition.

Findings

From 19th of March to 7th of

SUBMITTER: Abou-Arab O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7870020 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature