Role of ferritin as “Core Marker” in the assessment of severity, response to therapy and predicting outcome in COVID-19 pneumonia: A large, two-center, prospective, observational study of 1000 cases in tertiary care setting in India

Role of ferritin as “Core Marker” in the assessment of severity, response to therapy and predicting outcome in COVID-19 pneumonia: A large, two-center, prospective, observational study of 1000 cases in tertiary care setting in India

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia is heterogeneous disease with variable effect on lung parenchyma, airways, and vasculature, leading to long-term effects on lung functions. Robust data of ferritin in bacterial infection are available, and now its role as an inflammatory ma...

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Main Authors: Shital Patil, Gajanan Gondhali, Abhijit Acharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jaypee Brothers Medical Publisher 2022-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Respiratory Care
Subjects:
coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia
ferritin
inflammatory marker
lung fibrosis
oxygen saturation
Online Access:http://www.ijrc.in/article.asp?issn=2277-9019;year=2022;volume=11;issue=3;spage=253;epage=260;aulast=Patil

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