Prognostic value of novel serum biomarkers, including C-reactive protein to albumin ratio and fibrinogen to albumin ratio, in COVID-19 disease: A meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT: With COVID-19 still hovering around and threatening the lives of many at-risk patients, an effective, quick, and inexpensive prognostic method is required. Few studies have shown fibrinogen to albumin ratio (FAR) and C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) to be promising as prognostic markers for COVID-19 disease. However, their implications remain unclear. This meta-analysis aimed to elucidate the prognostic role of FAR and CAR in COVID-19 disease. A systematic literature search was undertaken using PubMed and Embase till April 2022. Inverse variance standardised mean difference (SMD) was calculated to report the overall effect size using random effect models. The generic inverse variance random-effects method was used to pool the area under the curve (AUC) values. All statistical anal

SUBMITTER: Rathore SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9538909 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature