Relevant laboratory parameters in patients at hospital admission between July 2020 and October 2021 due to covid-19 at the Tesãi Foundation Hospital

Dennise María Villanueva González; Eliana Romina Meza Miranda

doi:10.53732/rccsalud/04.02.2022.27

Authors

Dennise María Villanueva González Universidad Nacional de Asunción. Centro Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Tecnológicas. San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6390-3379
Eliana Romina Meza Miranda Universidad Nacional de Asunción. Centro Multidisciplinario de Investigaciones Tecnológicas. San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9791-8835

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53732/rccsalud/04.02.2022.27

Keywords:

biomarkers, laboratory critical values, COVID-19

Abstract

Introduction. in the fight against COVID-19, the identification of laboratory predictors in the progression of severe and fatal forms is urgently needed. Objetive. to describe the alterations of laboratory parameters of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 at admission to Tesãi Foundation Hospital in Ciudad del Este-Paraguay between July 2020 to October 2021. Methods. A retrospective study using the medical charts of 103 patients admitted to the hospital due to a diagnosis of COVID-19 was carried out. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data were collected at hospital admission. Results. 53.4% of the patients were male, mean age of 62.3±15.4 years, and 43.6% were admitted due to pneumonia. According to the complete blood count, 54.3% had lymphopenia, 26% thrombocytopenia, and 27% anemia. In the liver and kidney profiles, 37.9% had elevated urea levels, 56.3% elevated GOT levels, 26% elevated GPT, and 61% GGT levels. Regarding biomarkers, 80% had elevated LDH levels, 34% elevated D-dimer levels, 100% elevated C-reactive protein, 43.7% elevated procalcitonin, and 89.3% elevated ferritin. Significant differences (p<0.05) were found according to sex for the parameters of hemoglobin, hematocrit, creatinine, and the LMR ratio. Conclusion. patients presented several alterations in hematological, renal, hepatic, and inflammatory marker parameters, which offer a general overview of the state of health with which the patient with COVID-19 is admitted to the hospital.

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