Use and misuse of biomarkers and the role of D-dimer and C-reactive protein in the management of COVID-19: A post-hoc analysis of a prospective cohort study

OBJECTIVE: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with high mortality among hospitalized patients and incurs high costs. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection can trigger both inflammatory and thrombotic processes, and these complications can lead to a poorer prognosis...

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Main Authors: Fabio Augusto Rodrigues Gonçalves, Bruno Adler Maccagnan Pinheiro Besen, Clarice Antunes de Lima, Aline Pivetta Corá, Antônio José Rodrigues Pereira, Sandro Félix Perazzio, Christiane Pereira Gouvea, Luiz Augusto Marcondes Fonseca, Evelinda Marramon Trindade, Nairo Massakazu Sumita, Alberto José da Silva Duarte, Arnaldo Lichtenstein, Eloisa Bonfa, Edivaldo M. Utiyama, Aluisio C. Segurado, Beatriz Perondi, Anna Miethke-Morais, Amanda C. Montal, Leila Harima, Solange R. G. Fusco, Marjorie F. Silva, Marcelo C. Rocha, Izabel Marcilio, Izabel Cristina Rios, Fabiane Yumi Ogihara Kawano, Maria Amélia de Jesus, Ésper George Kallas, Carolina Carmo, Clarice Tanaka, Heraldo Possolo de Souza, Julio F. M. Marchini, Carlos Carvalho, Juliana C. Ferreira, Anna Sara Shafferman Levin, Maura Salaroli Oliveira, Thaís Guimarães, Carolina dos Santos Lázari, Ester Sabino, Marcello M. C. Magri, Tarcisio E. P. Barros-Filho, Maria Cristina Peres Braido Francisco, Silvia F. Costa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España 2021-12-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322021000100347&tlng=en