Outcome parameters
Data for the baseline descriptives (such as age and sex), prognostic
outcome, comorbidities, medical history, chest computed tomography
findings, length of hospitalization, duration of intensive care unit
stay, and disease severity were extracted from the hospital records. The
complete blood count and serum biochemistry studies included the
measurements of mean platelet volume, white blood cell count, platelet
count, red cell distribution width, as well as serum levels of glucose,
calcium, potassium, sodium, blood urea nitrogen, albumin, alanine
aminotransferase (ALT), creatinine, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH),
aspartate aminotransferase (AST), D-dimer, ferritin, and C-reactive
protein (CRP). The impacts of these variables on the therapeutic outcome
in COVID-19 patients were sought.