Abstract
Introduction:
In our study, we aimed to investigate the long term effects of the acute phase parameters of CRP, procalcitonin, D-dimer, lymphocyte, thrombocyte and ferritin on the respiratory function parameters in patients who were hospitalized due to COVID-19 pneumonia.
Materials and Methods:
The present study was carried out with the retrospective evaluation of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, who were hospitalized in xx University Hospital between March 2020 and June 2021, and who were 6 months to 1 year after discharge. The relationship between pulmonary function test results and acute period laboratory findings of 52 patients who applied for control purposes 6 months after discharge was examined.
Results:
Diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide (DLCO) (pred) value in 26 patients (50%), total lung capacity (TLC) value in 9 patients (17.3%), and residual volume (RV) (pred) value in 10 patients (19.2%) were below 80%. As a result of multiple linear regression analysis in our study, the maximum D-dimer level and maximum procalcitonin level were determined by DLCO (% pred) (adjusted R2 = 0.645; p
Key words: COVID-19, D-dimer, DLCO
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