Association of Acute Phase Reactants with COVID-19-related Severity and Mortality: A Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

Ashwini Suruthy; Seema Bijjaragi; G V Neethu

Medical Laboratory Journal (Nov 2022)

Association of Acute Phase Reactants with COVID-19-related Severity and Mortality: A Study in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India

Ashwini Suruthy,
Seema Bijjaragi,
G V Neethu

Affiliations

Ashwini Suruthy: Department of Pathology,J.J.M.Medical College,Davangere- Rajiv Gandhi University of Health and Sciences, Davangere, India
Seema Bijjaragi: Department of Pathology,J.J.M.Medical College,Davangere- Rajiv Gandhi University of Health and Sciences, Davangere, India.
G V Neethu: Department of Pathology,J.J.M.Medical College,Davangere- Rajiv Gandhi University of Health and Sciences, Davangere, India.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 16, no. 6
pp. 8 – 12

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Background and Objectives: The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a public health emergency. This study aimed to investigate a possible correlation between COVID-19 severity and mortality and serum levels of ferritin and C-reactive protein (CRP). Methods: This retrospective descriptive study was conducted on 75 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in a tertiary care hospital in Central Karnataka (India) from April 2021 to June 2021. Demographic details as well as clinical and laboratory parameters were retrieved from hospital records. Results: Of 75 patients, 50 were survivors and 25 were non-survivors. Serum ferritin levels were significantly associated with mortality (p0.05). Conclusion: This study revealed that serum ferritin levels can be used as a prognostic marker for COVID-19 patients.

Published in Medical Laboratory Journal

ISSN: 2538-4449 (Online)
Publisher: Golestan University of Medical Sciences
Country of publisher: Iran, Islamic Republic of
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: http://mlj.goums.ac.ir/index.php

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