Creatinine and Cystatin C: Markers of Poor Outcome in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients?

• Main Authors: Duarte André Ferreira (Author), Rita Pinto Medeiros (Author), Rita Rego (Author), Ricardo Marinho (Author), Elisabete Carolino (Author), Aníbal Marinho (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Publicações Ciência e Vida, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Acute kidney injury is frequent in patients with COVID-19 and is associated with a higher mortality than in patients without acute kidney injury. Therefore we aimed to compare the creatinine and cystatin C initial values and trend in COVID-19 patients admitted to the Intensive Care Uni...