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- Title
COVID-19 associated variations in liver function parameters: a retrospective study.
- Authors
Saini, Ram Krishan; Saini, Neha; Ram, Sant; Soni, Shiv Lal; Suri, Vikas; Malhotra, Pankaj; Kaur, Jyotdeep; Verma, Indu; Sharma, Sadhna; Zohmangaihi, Deepy
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Characteristics of laboratory findings of COVID-19 patients are of great significance for diagnosis and treatment. Studies that have analysed the variations in hepatic profile in correlation with the inflammatory markers in SARS-CoV-2 are limited.<bold>Methods: </bold>We retrospectively analysed liver function tests and inflammatory markers of 170 admitted patients with confirmed COVID-19 in the tertiary care centre, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), India, using Roche Cobas Autoanalyzer.<bold>Results: </bold>Number of patients with normal liver enzyme levels were 63 (41.5%), while with raised levels of any of the liver enzymes were 89 (58.5%), out of which 43 (48.31%) had liver injury which manifested as increased severity in terms of intensive care unit (ICU) requirement (p=0.0005). Significantly raised levels of liver enzymes and liver injury were observed with age (p<0.0001) and in males (p=0.004). Significantly decreased levels of albumin and total proteins and increased levels of total bilirubin (p<0.0001) were seen in patients with abnormal liver enzyme levels and liver injury as compared to patients with normal levels. Significant increase in the levels of alanine transaminase and gamma-glutamyl transferase was seen on the 7th day, CRP and ferritin (p<0.0001) peaks were observed on 2nd and 3rd day respectively. A significant positive correlation was found between the levels of these inflammatory markers and liver function parameters.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>More than half of patients admitted to the hospital with SARS-CoV-2 infection had an abnormal liver function which was found to be associated with raised levels of inflammatory markers. Significantly higher proportions of patients with abnormal liver function were elderly and males and were at higher risk of progressing to severe disease.
- Subjects
INDIA; LIVER enzymes; ALANINE aminotransferase; COVID-19; LIVER function tests; GRADUATE medical education
- Publication
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2022, Vol 98, Issue 1156, p91
- ISSN
0032-5473
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/postgradmedj-2020-138930