| Yazarlar (13) |
Vildan Ozer
Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye |
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Ozgen Gonenc Cekic
SBU Kanuni Training & Res Hosp, Türkiye |
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Ozlem Bulbul
Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye |
Prof. Dr. Davut AYDIN
Kırşehir Ahi Evran Üniversitesi, Türkiye |
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Eser Bulut
SBU Kanuni Training & Res Hosp, Türkiye |
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Firdevs Aksoy
Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye |
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Mehtap Pehlivanlar Kucuk
Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye |
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Suleyman Caner Karahan
Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye |
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Ebru Emel Sozen
SBU Kanuni Training & Res Hosp, Türkiye |
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Esra Ozkaya
Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye |
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Polat Kosucu
Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye |
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Yunus Karaca
SBU Kanuni Training & Res Hosp, Türkiye |
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Suleyman Turedi
Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye |
| Özet |
| The workload of physicians increased due to the number of patients presenting with suspicion of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) and the prolonged wait times in the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic. Signal peptide-CUB-EGF domain-containing protein 1 (SCUBE-1) is a protein present in platelets and endothelial cells; it is activated by inflammation from COVID-19 and may be associated with COVID-19's known thrombotic risk. We aimed to determine whether SCUBE-1 levels are diagnostically correlated in suspected COVID-19 patients, and whether SCUBE-1 correlated with severity of disease and, therefore, might be useful to guide hospitalization/discharge decisions. The suspected COVID-19 patients cared for at tertiary healthcare institutions for one year between May 2021-May 2022 were examined in this study. The subjects were both suspected COVID-19 patients not ultimately found to have COVID-19 and those who were diagnosed with COVID-19. By modifying the disease severity scoring systems present in COVID-19 guidelines in 2021, the COVID-19-positive patient group was classified as mild, moderate, severe, and critical, and compared using the SCUBE-1 levels. Moreover, SCUBE-1 levels were compared between the COVID-19 positive group and the COVID-19 negative group. A total of 507 patients were considered for the present study. After excluding 175 patients for incomplete data and alternate comorbid organ failure. we report on 332 patients (65.5%). Of these 332 patients, 80 (24.0%) were COVID-19 negative, and 252 (76.0%) were COVID-19 positive. Of 252 (100%) patients diagnosed with COVID-19, 74 (29.4%) were classified as mild, 95 (37.7%) moderate, 45 (17.8%) severe, and 38 (15.1%) critical. The SCUBE-1 levels were statistically different between COVID-19 positive (8.48 ± 7.42 nanograms per milliliter [ng/mL]) and COVID-19 negative (1.86 ± 0.92 ng/mL) patients ( < 0.001). In the COVID-19 positive group, SCUBE-1 levels increased with disease severity (mild = 3.20 ± 1.65 ng/mL, moderate = 4.78 ± 2.26 ng/mL, severe = 13.68 ± 3.95 ng/mL, and critical = 21.87 ± 5.39 ng/mL) ( < 0.001). The initial SCUBE-1 levels of discharged patients were significantly lower than those requiring hospitalization (discharged = 2.89 ng/mL [0.55-8.60 ng/mL]; ward admitted = 7.13 ng/mL [1.38-21.29 ng/mL], and ICU admitted = 21.19 ng/mL [10.58-37.86 ng/mL]) ( < 0.001). The SCUBE-1 levels were found to be differentiated between patients with and without COVID-19 and to be correlated with the severity of illness. |
| Anahtar Kelimeler |
| Makale Türü | Özgün Makale |
| Makale Alt Türü | SSCI, AHCI, SCI, SCI-Exp dergilerinde yayınlanan tam makale |
| Dergi Adı | WESTERN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE |
| Dergi ISSN | 1936-900X Wos Dergi Scopus Dergi |
| Dergi Grubu | Q2 |
| Makale Dili | İngilizce |
| Basım Tarihi | 11-2024 |
| Cilt No | 25 |
| Sayı | 6 |
| DOI Numarası | 10.5811/westjem.18586 |
| Atıf Sayıları | |
| WoS | 1 |
