Affiliation:
1. ANKARA ETLİK ŞEHİR HASTANESİ
2. SAĞLIK BİLİMLERİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ, ANKARA ŞEHİR SAĞLIK UYGULAMA VE ARAŞTIRMA MERKEZİ, DAHİLİ TIP BİLİMLERİ BÖLÜMÜ
3. KOCAELİ MEDİKAL PARK HASTANESİ
4. UŞAK ÜNİVERSİTESİ
Abstract
Aims: Elevated pancreatic enzyme can be observed in the course of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Here, we aimed to determine the frequency of lipase elevation in the course of COVID-19 and examine its effect on disease outcomes.
Methods: Of 42742 patients with the positivity of SARS-CoV-2 reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction test (RT-PCR), 3167 undergoing lipase tests were included. The relationship between patients’ clinical features, development of acute pancreatitis (AP), and mortality rates was investigated.
Results: Higher lipase levels than normal limits were found in 399 (12.6%) patients. Lipase levels were three times higher than the normal limit in 119 (3.8%) patients; compared to the rest of the patients, patients’ age (62.8±17.9 vs 52.1±17.9 years, p
Publisher
Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine
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