The use of laboratory parameters and computed tomography score to determine intensive care unit requirement in COVID-19

Doğan H. O., Bolat S., Büyüktuna S. A., Sariismailoglu R., Cetinkaya N., Dogan K., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI, vol.46, no.2, pp.157-166, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/tjb-2020-0359
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.157-166
  • Keywords: clinical chemistry, computed tomography, COVID-19, intensive care unit, predictive marker
  • Sivas Cumhuriyet University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: It is vital to determine the intensive care unit (ICU) requirement at an early stage to reduce the mortality rate in COVID-19 patients. The aim of the study was to find reliable predictive markers to determine the ICU requirement.