Alveolar–Arterial Gradient Is an Early Marker to Predict Severe Pneumonia in COVID-19 Patients

Alveolar–Arterial Gradient Is an Early Marker to Predict Severe Pneumonia in COVID-19 Patients

Background: One of the main challenges in the management of COVID-19 patients is to early assess and stratify them according to their risk of developing severe pneumonia. The alveolar–arterial oxygen gradient (D(A-a)O<sub>2</sub>) is defined as the difference between the alveolar and art...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Pipitone, Marta Camici, Guido Granata, Adriana Sanfilippo, Francesco Di Lorenzo, Calogero Buscemi, Antonio Ficalora, Daria Spicola, Claudia Imburgia, Ilenia Alongi, Francesco Onorato, Caterina Sagnelli, Chiara Iaria
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-06-01
Series:Infectious Disease Reports
Subjects:
COVID-19
severity marker
alveolar–arteriolar oxygen gradient
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7449/14/3/50

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