Open AccessCOVID-19 and liver injury: a meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Karn Wijarnpreecha,
Patompong Ungprasert,
Panadeekarn Panjawatanan,
Denise M. Harnois,
Himesh Zaver,
Aijaz Ahmed,
Donghee Kim
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.881
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1473-5687
pISSN - 0954-691X
DOI - 10.1097/meg.0000000000001817
Subject(s) - medicine , liver injury , alanine aminotransferase , meta analysis , alkaline phosphatase , covid-19 , confidence interval , liver disease , gastroenterology , medline , alanine transaminase , severity of illness , disease , enzyme , infectious disease (medical specialty) , political science , law , biochemistry , chemistry
The number of cases with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has exceeded seven million worldwide. However, the data describing the global prevalence of liver injury associated with COVID-19 is lacking secondary to the novelty of this ongoing pandemic. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to determine the association between COVID-19 and liver injury.