Immature platelet fraction: is a novel early predictive marker for disease severity in patients with Covid-19 pneumonia?

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Incir S., Komesli Z., Baygul A., Tasdemir Z. A., Palaoglu K. E., Kant H., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI, vol.46, no.4, pp.359-366, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2021
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/tjb-2021-0070
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, EMBASE, Food Science & Technology Abstracts, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.359-366
  • Keywords: biomarker, blood cell count, COVID-19, immature platelet fraction, SARS-CoV-2, CLINICAL-RELEVANCE, SEPSIS
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: In many diseases, immature platelet fraction (IPF%) is related to coagulopathy and poor outcome. This study aimed to investigate the predictive value of IPF% for the severity of pneumonia in patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19).