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Liver manifestations in COVID-19 and the influence of pre-existing liver disease in the course of the infection
Author/s | Guerra Veloz, María Fernanda
Cordero Ruiz, Patricia Ríos-Villegas, María José del Pino Bellido, Pilar Bravo-Ferrer, José Gálvez Cordero, Rocio Cadena Herrera, María Lorena Vías Parrado, Carmen Bellido Muñoz, Francisco Vega Rodríguez, Francisco Caunedo Álvarez, Ángel Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús Carmona Soria, Isabel |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Medicina Universidad de Sevilla. Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS) |
Publication Date | 2021 |
Deposit Date | 2022-09-27 |
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Abstract | Introduction: patients with advanced chronic liver disease
(CLD) may be at an increased risk of a severe course due to
cirrhosis-associated immune dysfunction. The aim of this
study was to determine the prevalence of ... Introduction: patients with advanced chronic liver disease (CLD) may be at an increased risk of a severe course due to cirrhosis-associated immune dysfunction. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of CLD in COVID-19 patients and to analyze the course of the infection, compared with patients with non-liver disease. Materials and methods: this was a retrospective single center study of all patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test from March 23rd to April 30th, 2020. Clinical and biochemical data of patients with and without CLD and COVID-19 were collected from the medical records. Result: four hundred and forty-seven patients with a SARSCoV- 2 positive PCR were included, 6.3 % had CLD; 69.7 % of patients with CLD were male, with a median age of 65.5 years and active alcohol consumption and smoking; 75 % had non-advanced liver fibrosis and most had non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The hospital admission rate (92.9 % vs 47.7 %, p < 0.001), concomitant comorbidities (diabetes 38.5 vs 16.5 %, p = 0.011; obesity 30.8 vs 8.5 %, p = 0.033; cancer 23.1 vs 5 %, p = 0.027; and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 19.2 vs 9 %, p = 0.009) and concomitant antibiotics treatment (19.3 vs 5 %, p = 0.018) were higher in patients with CLD than in those without CLD. Inpatient hospital mortality rates were similar in both groups (30.8 vs 19.6 %, p = 0.289). The presence of CLD was not associated with mortality (OR = 1.06; 95 % CI = 0.35-3.18; p = 0.924). However, patients with CLD and COVID-19 who were male, obese or under concomitant antibiotic treatment had the highest risk of mortality according to the univariate analysis. Conclusion: patients with CLD had a higher risk of hospital admission, with worse outcomes during the COVID-19 infection associated to other concomitant comorbidities and a suspicion of bacterial co-infection. |
Project ID. | REIPI RD16/0016/0001 |
Citation | Guerra Veloz, M.F., Cordero Ruiz, P., Ríos-Villegas, M.J., del Pino Bellido, P., Bravo-Ferrer, J., Gálvez Cordero, R.,...,Carmona Soria, I. (2021). Liver manifestations in COVID-19 and the influence of pre-existing liver disease in the course of the infection. Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas, 113 (2), 103-109. https://doi.org/10.17235/reed.2020.7627/2020. |
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