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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

FibroScan-AST Score Predicts 30-Day Mortality or Need for Mechanical Ventilation among Patients Hospitalized with COVID-19.

Marko Zelenika, Marko Lucijanic, Tomislav Bokun, Tonci Bozin, Mislav Barisic Jaman, Ida Tjesic Drinkovic, Frane Pastrovic, Anita Madir, Ivica Luksic, Nevenka Piskac Zivkovic and 8 more

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Marko ZelenikaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Marko LucijanicDepartment of Hematology, University Hospital Dubrava, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-1372-2040
Tomislav BokunDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Tonci BozinDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Mislav Barisic JamanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-3248-0622
Ida Tjesic DrinkovicDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Frane PastrovicDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-8467-3733
Anita MadirSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-5789-1869
Ivica LuksicSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-9138-2037
Nevenka Piskac ZivkovicDepartment of Pulmology, University Hospital Dubrava, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Kresimir LueticDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Sveti Duh, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Zeljko KrznaricSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Rajko OstojicSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Tajana Filipec KanizajSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Ivan BogadiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Merkur, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0001-6993-1725
Lucija Virovic JukicSchool of Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.
Michal KuklaDepartment of Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 30688 Cracow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7900-1094
Ivica GrgurevicDepartment of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Clinical Nutrition, University Hospital Dubrava, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-0520-3483
University of Zagreb · HRUniversity Hospital Dubrava · HRUniversity Hospital Centre Zagreb · HRJagiellonian University · PLKlinička bolnica Merkur · HRKlinička bolnica "Sveti Duh" · HR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLiver involvement in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been recognised. We aimed to investigate the correlation of non-invasive surrogates of liver steatosis, fibrosis and inflammation using transient elastography (TE) and FibroScan-AST (FAST) score with (a) clinical severity and (b) 30-day composite outcome of mechanical ventilation (MV) or death among patients hospitalized due to COVID-19.

methodPatients with non-critical COVID-19 at admission were included. Liver stiffness measurement (LSM) and controlled attenuation parameter (CAP) were assessed by TE. Clinical severity of COVID-19 was assessed by 4C Mortality Score (4CMS) and need for high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) oxygen supplementation.

results217 patients were included (66.5% males, median age 65 years, 4.6% with history of chronic liver disease). Twenty-four (11.1%) patients met the 30-day composite outcome. Median LSM, CAP and FAST score were 5.2 kPa, 274 dB/m and 0.31, respectively, and neither was associated with clinical severity of COVID-19 at admission. In multivariate analysis FAST > 0.36 (OR 3.19,

conclusionWhereas LSM and CAP failed to show correlation with COVID-19 severity and outcomes, FAST score was an independent risk factor for 30-day mortality or need for MV.

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COVID-19livermortalitynon-alcoholic steatohepatitistransient elastography

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