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  • The mortality of hospitaliz...
    Wu, Pei-Jui; Feng, I-Che; Lai, Chih-Cheng; Ho, Chung-Han; Kan, Wei-Chih; Sheu, Ming-Jen; Kuo, Hsing-Tao

    PeerJ, 12/2023, Letnik: 11
    Journal Article

    Patients with chronic liver disease (CLD) have a higher risk of mortality when infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Although the fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) index, aspartate aminotransferase-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), and albumin-bilirubin grade (ALBI) score can predict mortality in CLD, their correlation with the clinical outcomes of CLD patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is unclear. This study aimed to investigate the association between the liver severity and the mortality in hospitalized patients with non-cirrhotic CLD and COVID-19. This retrospective study analyzed 231 patients with non-cirrhotic CLD and COVID-19. Clinical characteristics, laboratory data, including liver status indices, and clinical outcomes were assessed to determine the correlation between liver status indices and the mortality among patients with non-cirrhotic CLD and COVID-19. Non-survivors had higher levels of prothrombin time-international normalized ratio (PT-INR), alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and lower albumin levels. Multivariable analysis showed that ALBI grade 3 (odds ratio (OR): 22.80, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.70-305.38, = 0.018), FIB-4 index ≥ 3.25 (OR: 10.62, 95% CI 1.12-100.31, = 0.039), PT-INR (OR: 19.81, 95% CI 1.31-299.49, = 0.031), hs-CRP (OR: 1.02, 95% CI 1.01-1.02, = 0.001), albumin level (OR: 0.08, 95% CI 0.02-0.39, = 0.002), and use of vasopressors (OR: 4.98, 95% CI 1.27-19.46, = 0.021) were associated with the mortality. The ALBI grade 3 and FIB-4 index ≥ 3.25, higher PT-INR, hsCRP levels and lower albumin levels could be associated with mortality in non-cirrhotic CLD patients with COVID-19. Clinicians could assess the ALBI grade, FIB-4 index, PT-INR, hs-CRP, and albumin levels of patients with non-cirrhotic CLD upon admission.