The association of low serum albumin level with severe COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Crit Care. 2020 May 26;24(1):255. doi: 10.1186/s13054-020-02995-3.

Authors

Muhammad Aziz¹, Rawish Fatima², Wade Lee-Smith³, Ragheb Assaly⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA. marajani@hotmail.com.
² Department of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA.
³ University of Toledo Libraries, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA.
⁴ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, OH, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; Hypoalbuminemia; SARS-CoV-2; Severe disease.

Publication types

Letter
Meta-Analysis
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Betacoronavirus / metabolism*
Biomarkers / blood
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections / blood*
Coronavirus Infections / diagnosis
Humans
Hypoalbuminemia / blood
Hypoalbuminemia / diagnosis
Pandemics
Pneumonia, Viral / blood*
Pneumonia, Viral / diagnosis
SARS-CoV-2
Serum Albumin / metabolism*

Substances

Biomarkers
Serum Albumin