Exhaled Carbon Monoxide as a Marker of Inflammation in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
Elgendy, W., Samra, S., Tawfik, A., Said, H., Said, A. (2022). Exhaled Carbon Monoxide as a Marker of Inflammation in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients. EKB Journal Management System, 89(2), 6247-6255. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.268957
Walid Elgendy; Saad R. Samra; Ahmed M. Tawfik; Huda Elsayed Mahmoud Said; Ahmed Mohamed Said. "Exhaled Carbon Monoxide as a Marker of Inflammation in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients". EKB Journal Management System, 89, 2, 2022, 6247-6255. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.268957
Elgendy, W., Samra, S., Tawfik, A., Said, H., Said, A. (2022). 'Exhaled Carbon Monoxide as a Marker of Inflammation in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients', EKB Journal Management System, 89(2), pp. 6247-6255. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.268957
Elgendy, W., Samra, S., Tawfik, A., Said, H., Said, A. Exhaled Carbon Monoxide as a Marker of Inflammation in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients. EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 89(2): 6247-6255. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.268957

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

The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine
Article 31, Volume 89, Issue 2, October 2022, Page 6247-6255  XML PDF (875.75 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2022.268957
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Authors
Walid Elgendy; Saad R. Samra; Ahmed M. Tawfik; Huda Elsayed Mahmoud Said; Ahmed Mohamed Said email
Abstract
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.
 
Keywords
COVID-19; C- reactive protein; Exhaled carbon monoxide
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