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Abujabal M, Shalaby MA, Abdullah L, Albanna AS, Elzoghby M, Alahmadi GG, Sethi SK, Temsah MH, Aljamaan F, Alhasan K, Kari JA. Common Prognostic Biomarkers and Outcomes in Patients with COVID-19 Infection in Saudi Arabia. Trop Med Infect Dis 2023; 8:tropicalmed8050260. [PMID: 37235308 DOI: 10.3390/tropicalmed8050260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: COVID-19 is a respiratory disease that eventually became a pandemic, with 300 million people infected around the world. Alongside the improvement in COVID-19 management and vaccine development, identifying biomarkers for COVID-19 has recently been reported to help in early prediction and managing severe cases, which might improve outcomes. Our study aimed to find out if there is any correlation between clinical severity and elevated hematological and biochemical markers in COVID-19 patients and its effect on the outcome. Methods: We have collected retrospective data on socio-demographics, medical history, biomarkers, and disease outcomes from five hospitals and health institutions in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Results: Pneumonia was the most common presentation of COVID-19 in our cohort. The presence of abnormal inflammatory biomarkers (D-dimer, CRP, troponin, LDH, ferritin, and t white blood cells) was significantly associated with unstable COVID-19 disease. In addition, patients with evidence of severe respiratory disease, particularly those who required mechanical ventilation, had higher biomarkers when compared to those with stable respiratory conditions (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Identifying biomarkers predicts outcomes for COVID-19 patients and may significantly help in their management.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mashael Abujabal
- Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Pediatric Nephrology Center of Excellence, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Pediatric Nephrology Center of Excellence, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
| | - Layla Abdullah
- Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Pediatric Nephrology Center of Excellence, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
| | - Amr S Albanna
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Jeddah 14611, Saudi Arabia
| | - Mohamed Elzoghby
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pediatrics Department, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
| | - Ghadeer Ghazi Alahmadi
- Department of Pediatric, College of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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- Kidney and Renal Transplant Institute, Medanta, The Medicity Hospital, Gurgaon 122001, India
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- Pediatric Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Prince Abdullah bin Khaled Coeliac Disease Research Chair, King Saud University, Riyadh 11362, Saudi Arabia
| | - Fadi Aljamaan
- Critical Care Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
| | - Khalid Alhasan
- Pediatric Department, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Kidney and Pancreas Transplantation, Solid Organ Transplant Center of Excellence, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh 12713, Saudi Arabia
| | - Jameela A Kari
- Pediatric Nephrology Unit, Faculty of Medicine and Pediatric Nephrology Center of Excellence, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
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