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Editor, Senior Moderator
Int J Antimicrob Agents
. 2020 Jul 23;106110.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106110. Online ahead of print.
Diagnostic performance of initial blood urea nitrogen combined with D-Dimer levels for predicting in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients
Anying Cheng[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Liu Hu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yiru Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Luyan Huang[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Lingxi Zhao[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Congcong Zhang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Xiyue Liu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ranran Xu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Feng Liu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jinping Li[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Dawei Ye[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Tao Wang[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Yongman Lv[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Qingquan Liu[SUP] 9 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The crude mortality rate in critical pneumonia cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has reached 49%. This study aimed to test whether the levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) combined D-Dimer were predictors of in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients. We analyzed the clinical characteristics of 305 COVID-19 patients and compared them between the survivor and non-survivor groups. A total of 85 (27.9%) patients died, and 220 (72.1%) patients were discharged. Compared with discharged cases, non-survivor cases were older, and their BUN and D-Dimer levels were significantly higher (P<0.0001). LASSON and multivariable COX regression analyses identified BUN and D-Dimer as independent risk factors for poor prognosis. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that elevated levels of BUN and D-Dimer had increased mortality compared with the other group (log-rank: P<0.0001). The area under the curve for BUN combined D-Dimer was 0.94 (95% CI 0.90-0.97), with a sensitivity of 0.85 and specificity of 91%. Based on BUN and D-Dimer levels on admission, a nomogram model was developed that showed good discrimination, with a C-index of 0.94. Together, initial BUN and D-Dimer levels were associated with mortality in COVID-19 patients. The combination of BUN>4.6 mmol/L and D-Dimer≥0.845 ?g/L appears to identify patients of the high risk of in-hospital mortality; therefore, it may prove to be a powerful risk assessment tool for severe COVID-19 patients.
Keywords: Blood urea nitrogen; COVID-19; D-Dimer; Virus pneumonia.
. 2020 Jul 23;106110.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106110. Online ahead of print.
Diagnostic performance of initial blood urea nitrogen combined with D-Dimer levels for predicting in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients
Anying Cheng[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Liu Hu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Yiru Wang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Luyan Huang[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Lingxi Zhao[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Congcong Zhang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Xiyue Liu[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Ranran Xu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Feng Liu[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Jinping Li[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Dawei Ye[SUP] 6 [/SUP], Tao Wang[SUP] 7 [/SUP], Yongman Lv[SUP] 8 [/SUP], Qingquan Liu[SUP] 9 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32712332
- DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2020.106110
Abstract
The crude mortality rate in critical pneumonia cases of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has reached 49%. This study aimed to test whether the levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) combined D-Dimer were predictors of in-hospital mortality in COVID-19 patients. We analyzed the clinical characteristics of 305 COVID-19 patients and compared them between the survivor and non-survivor groups. A total of 85 (27.9%) patients died, and 220 (72.1%) patients were discharged. Compared with discharged cases, non-survivor cases were older, and their BUN and D-Dimer levels were significantly higher (P<0.0001). LASSON and multivariable COX regression analyses identified BUN and D-Dimer as independent risk factors for poor prognosis. Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that elevated levels of BUN and D-Dimer had increased mortality compared with the other group (log-rank: P<0.0001). The area under the curve for BUN combined D-Dimer was 0.94 (95% CI 0.90-0.97), with a sensitivity of 0.85 and specificity of 91%. Based on BUN and D-Dimer levels on admission, a nomogram model was developed that showed good discrimination, with a C-index of 0.94. Together, initial BUN and D-Dimer levels were associated with mortality in COVID-19 patients. The combination of BUN>4.6 mmol/L and D-Dimer≥0.845 ?g/L appears to identify patients of the high risk of in-hospital mortality; therefore, it may prove to be a powerful risk assessment tool for severe COVID-19 patients.
Keywords: Blood urea nitrogen; COVID-19; D-Dimer; Virus pneumonia.