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Observational studyJournal of viral hepatitis2022

Follow-up evaluation of patients with liver test abnormalities detected during SARS-CoV2 infection.

Lidia Canillas, Teresa Broquetas, José A Carrión, Giulia Pagano, Agnès Soriano, Esther Garrido, Rosa Fernández, Ana Viu, Judit Romero, Gemma Díaz and 6 more

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Observational study in Journal of viral hepatitis, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Lidia CanillasLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Teresa BroquetasLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
José A CarriónLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Giulia PaganoLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Agnès SorianoLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Esther GarridoLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Rosa FernándezLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Ana ViuLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Judit RomeroLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Gemma DíazLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Nuria CañeteLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Susana CollLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Dolores NaranjoPathology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Xavier BessaLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Montserrat Garcia-RetortilloLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Marc PuigvehíLiver Section, Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
Hospital Del Mar · ESHospital del Mar Research Institute · ESMunicipal Institute for Medical Research · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Abnormal liver function tests (A-LFTs) during admission for coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) are frequent, but its evolution after COVID-19 resolution remains unexplored. We evaluated factors related to A-LFTs during COVID-19 and assessed the liver outcome after patients' discharge. This is a observational study including: (1) retrospective analysis of variables related to A-LFTs during COVID-19; and (2) follow-up evaluation with blood test, transient elastography and liver biopsy in those with persistent A-LFTs. A-LFTs were defined according to CTCAEv4.0. Among 595 patients, 366 (61.5%) showed A-LFTs. The ratio of partial pressure of oxygen and inspired oxygen fraction (P/F) below 200, ferritin ≥1000 ng/mL, male gender and antibiotic and immunomodulatory treatments were related to A-LFTs. Follow-up evaluation was performed in 153 individuals. Persistent A-LFTs at follow-up was similar in patients with/without A-LFTs during admission (14.1% vs. 4.9%, p = 0.104). Fifteen (93%) and 58 (39%) patients with/without A-LFTs at follow-up showed metabolic fatty liver disease criteria (p < 0.001), which were histologically confirmed. In conclusion, A-LFTs during COVID-19 were related to infection severity. Abnormalities remitted at follow-up in >80% of patients, and no correlation between A-LFTs at admission and at follow-up was found. Most patients with A-LFTs at follow-up had non-invasive and histologically proven fatty liver disease.

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COVID-19Liver DiseasesFollow-Up StudiesHumansLiver Function TestsMaleOxygenRetrospective StudiesRNA, ViralSARS-CoV-2OxygenRNA, ViralCOVID-19follow-upliver function testsmetabolic-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD)SARS-CoV2

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PMID35708160
PMCPMC9350227
OpenAlexW4282982405

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