Monocyte distribution width as a novel sepsis indicator in COVID-19 patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmittable virus which causes the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Monocyte distribution width (MDW) is an in-vitro hematological parameter which describes the changes in monocyte size distribution and can indicate progression from localized infection to systemic infection. In this study we evaluated the correlation between the laboratory parameters and available clinical data in different quartiles of MDW to predict the progression and severity of COVID-19 infection.

Methods

A retrospective analysis of clinical data collected in the Emergency Department of Rashid Hospital Trauma Center-DHA from adult individuals tested for SARS-CoV-2 between January and June 2020. The patients (n =

SUBMITTER: Alsuwaidi L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8724663 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature