Liver injury in critically ill patients with COVID-19: a case series
Filipe S. Cardoso, Rui Pereira, Nuno Germano
Abstract
Almost all reports on liver injury in patients with 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) found blood liver tests to be frequently abnormal, especially in patients with more severe disease, but with substantial heterogeneity Moreover, blood liver tests' abnormalities were frequently thought to be of doubtful clinical value.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineCritically illCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakIntensive care medicineCritical illnessSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Series (stratigraphy)VirologyInternal medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)BiologyPaleontologyOutbreakDiseaseLiver Disease and TransplantationDrug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and ProtectionPancreatitis Pathology and Treatment