Does follow-up D-dimer level help in predicting oxygenation status, ventilatory support requirement, lung fibrosis, and thromboembolic events in coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia ? A prospective observational study in a tertiary care setting in India

Conclusions: D-dimer has documented a very crucial role in COVID-19 pneumonia in predicting the severity of illness and assessing response to treatment during hospitalization, and follow-up titers have a significant role in step-up or step-down interventions in a critical care setting.

Source: Annals of African Medicine - July 4, 2023 Category: African Health Authors: Shital Patil Abhijit Acharya Gajanan Gondhali Ganesh Narwade Source Type: research