COVID-19 Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Laboratory Findings, Comorbidities, and Clinical Outcomes Comparing Medical Staff versus the General Population
Mina Ebrahimi, Amal Saki Malehi, Fakher Rahim
Abstract
= 0.03) when comparing infected medical staff with the general public. The mortality rate was higher in the general population than in medical staff (8% versus 2%). This review showed that during the early stages of COVID-19, laboratory findings alone may not be significant predictors of infection and may just accompany increasing C-reactive protein levels, erythrocyte sedimentation rates, and lactate dehydrogenase levels. In the symptomatic stage, the lymphocyte and platelet counts tended to decrease. Elevated D-dimer fibrin degradation product was associated with poor prognosis.
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MedicineProcalcitoninErythrocyte sedimentation ratePopulationInternal medicineWhite blood cellLactate dehydrogenaseLymphocyteIntensive care medicineImmunologySepsisEnvironmental healthChemistryEnzymeBiochemistryCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research