Open AccessRaised D-dimer among Admitted COVID-19 Patients in a Tertiary Care Centre: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Dipesh Karki,
Roshani Gurung,
Prasanepali,
Hari Prasad Kaphle,
Bhabuk Subedi,
Sundar Adhikari
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.7579
Subject(s) - medicine , tertiary care , confidence interval , covid-19 , cross sectional study , pediatrics , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Patients with COVID-19 are characterised by abnormal levels of inflammatory biomarkers. Elevated D-dimer in COVID-19 patients is associated with increased mortality. This study aimed to find out the prevalence of raised D-dimer among COVID-19 patients in a tertiary care centre.