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Abnormal liver tests associated with poorer COVID-19 outcomes – News-Medical.Net
Researchers at the Yale Liver Center found that patients with COVID-19 presented with abnormal liver tests at much higher rates than suggested by earlier studies.
Researchers at the Yale Liver Center found that patients with COVID-19 presented with abnormal liver tests at much higher rates than suggested by earlier studies. They also discovered that higher levels of liver enzymes — proteins released when the liver is damaged — were associated with poorer outcomes for these patients, including ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, and death.
The study appeared online on July 29 in Hepatology.
Previous studies in China found that approximately 15% of p…
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