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| Year : 2020 | Volume
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Liver function tests profile in COVID-19 patients at the admission time: A systematic review of literature and conducted researches
Azadeh Laali1, Alireza Tabibzadeh2, Maryam Esghaei2, Parastoo Yousefi2, Saber Soltani3, Hossein Ajdarkosh4, Alireza Mosavi-Jarrahi5, Mohamad Hadi Karbalaie Niya4
1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Firouzgar Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Department of Virology, Faculty of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Mohamad Hadi Karbalaie Niya
Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Iran
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DOI: 10.4103/abr.abr_73_20
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Background: Since the start of coronavirus epidemic in Wuhan, China, in early December 2019, many literatures addressed its epidemiology, virology, and clinical presentation. In this review, we systematically reviewed the published literature in the field of liver function tests profile in COVID-19 patients at the admission time. Materials and Methods: systematic literature search were performed in EMBASE, PubMed, Science Direct, and Scopus using “severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)”, “SARS,” “SARS-CoV,” “coronavirus,” “novel coronavirus,” “liver,” “hepatitis,” “Liver function” keywords. The search was limited to range from 2019 to May 19, 2020. Results: From a total 7298 articles, 145 were screened and 18 were eligible for further analysis. The highest rate of liver associated comorbidities was reported 11%. The aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) were the most frequent assessed enzymes. Increase in AST level was seen in 10%–53% of patients while The ALT increase was seen in 5%–28% of COVID-19 patients at the admission time. The prothrombin time was increase in 7%–12% of patients and the D-dimer was reports increase in 14%–36% of COVID-19 patients at the admission time. Furthermore, albumin decrease was seen in 6%–98% of COVID-19 patients at the admission time. Conclusion: In conclusion, by using the results of study, it could be suggested that the liver function tests assessment is critical assessment in COVID-19 patients at the admission time. This liver function test could be used as potential prognostic factor in COVID-19 severity in future.
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