Prognostic Role of Anemia in COVID-19 Patients: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The prevalence and prognostic implications of anemia in patients infected by the SARS-CoV-2 remains unclear. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the prevalence and mortality risk in COVID-19 patients with anemia.

Methods

Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines were followed in abstracting data and assessing validity. We searched MEDLINE and Scopus to locate all the articles published up to 1 September 2021, reporting data on the adjusted OR (aOR) for mortality among COVID-19 patients with anemia. The pooled prevalence of anemia among COVID-19 patients was calculated using a random effects model and presenting the related 95% confidence interval (CI), while the mortality risk was estimated using the M

SUBMITTER: Zuin M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8628963 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature