Journal of Research in Medical Sciences (Jan 2023)

C-reactive protein, D-dimer, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and troponin in intensive care unit patients with COVID-19 in Iran

  • Hassan Salehi,
  • Bahram Pakzad,
  • Marzieh Salehi,
  • Saeed Abbasi,
  • Mohammad Mahdi Salehi,
  • Maryam Kazemi Naeini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.4103/jrms.jrms_352_22
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 28, no. 1
pp. 56 – 56

Abstract

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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Iran has led to a lack of intensive care unit (ICU) facilities. This study examines C-reactive protein (CRP), D-dimer, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and troponin in ICU patients with COVID-19 in comparison to COVID-19 patients admitted to the wards in Iran. Materials and Methods: In a case–control study, troponin, CRP, ESR, and D-dimer were compared in the case samples of 109 COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU, and in the control group, 140 COVID-19 patients admitted to the wards. Results: The mean of CRP (P < 0.001) and D-dimer (P < 0.001) was higher, whereas troponin (P < 0.001) was lower in patients admitted to the ICU, but no significant difference was observed between the values of ESR (P = 0.292) in the two groups. Conclusion: This study showed that the values of CRP and D-dimer were higher in patients admitted to the ICU, but no significant difference was observed between the values of ESR in the two groups.

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