• J Res Med Sci · Jan 2023

    C-reactive protein, D-dimer, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and troponin in intensive care unit patients with COVID-19 in Iran.

    • Hassan Salehi, Bahram Pakzad, Marzieh Salehi, Saeed Abbasi, Mohammad Mahdi Salehi, and Maryam Kazemi Naeini.
    • Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
    • J Res Med Sci. 2023 Jan 1; 28: 5656.

    BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in Iran has led to a lack of intensive care unit (ICU) facilities. This study examines C-reactive protein (CRP), D-dimer, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and troponin in ICU patients with COVID-19 in comparison to COVID-19 patients admitted to the wards in Iran.Materials And MethodsIn a case-control study, troponin, CRP, ESR, and D-dimer were compared in the case samples of 109 COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU, and in the control group, 140 COVID-19 patients admitted to the wards.ResultsThe mean of CRP (P < 0.001) and D-dimer (P < 0.001) was higher, whereas troponin (P < 0.001) was lower in patients admitted to the ICU, but no significant difference was observed between the values of ESR (P = 0.292) in the two groups.ConclusionThis study showed that the values of CRP and D-dimer were higher in patients admitted to the ICU, but no significant difference was observed between the values of ESR in the two groups.Copyright: © 2023 Journal of Research in Medical Sciences.

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