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Exhaled Carbon Monoxide as a Marker of Inflammation in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a virus that is quickly spreading and has heterogeneous clinical features. Early identification of prognostic variables is necessary to coordinate treatment plans and accurately determine patient severity. Objectives:The aim of the current work was to evaluate the possible value of exhaled carbon monoxide (CO) as a marker of inflammation in different severity categories of hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Patients and Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted on 39 confirmed COVID-19 nonsmoker patients who admitted to isolation unit at Zagazig University isolation hospital from March 2021 to February 2022. They were divided into two groups: Moderate COVID- 19 and severe COVID- 19. Exhaled carbon monoxide (eCO) was measured on admission (day 1) and after seven days (day 7). Results: It was revealed that there washigh statistically significant difference between the studied groups regarding eCO at day one and seven (the level was significantly higher among severe group) (p≤0.001). Also,there were high significant positive correlations between eCO and CRP level in both moderate and severe groups through day one and seven (p≤0.001). Conclusion: It could be concluded that exhaled CO analysis can be viewed as a noninvasive inflammatory marker for determining the level and severity of inflammation as well as forecasting the prognosis of COVID-19 patients.  

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10.21608/ejhm.2022.268957

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COVID-19, C- reactive protein, Exhaled carbon monoxide

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Walid

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Elgendy

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Saad R.

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Samra

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Ahmed M.

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Tawfik

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Huda Elsayed Mahmoud

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Ahmed Mohamed

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kingarmstrong100@yahoo.com

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89

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2

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37472

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2022-10-01

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2022-11-07

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2022-10-01

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1687-2002

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2090-7125

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The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine

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https://ejhm.journals.ekb.eg/

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Exhaled Carbon Monoxide as a Marker of Inflammation in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

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22 Jan 2023