Publications by authors named "Kristen Machado"
Article Synopsis
- A study was conducted on adult COVID-19 patients hospitalized from February 2020 to October 2022 to identify effective inflammatory biomarkers for assessing patient risk during hospitalization.
- The biomarkers analyzed included suPAR, C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6, procalcitonin, ferritin, and D-dimer; suPAR emerged as the strongest predictor of severe outcomes, such as death or the need for mechanical ventilation.
- A suPAR cutoff of 4.0 ng/mL was found to indicate low risk with high sensitivity and negative predictive value, suggesting it could be a valuable tool for triaging low-risk COVID-19 patients.
