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Which biomarkers can help predict adverse outcomes in COVID-19?
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), the causative virus of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was declared a pandemic on March 11, 2020, by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
The severity of this infectious disease has strained healthcare resources to capacity in many parts of the world. Many healthcare systems have seen an inadequate number of intensive care unit (ICU) beds as well as mechanical ventilators available to treat the influx of patients the pandemic has wrought. The critically low supply of these vital resources underscores the need for clinicians to identify biomarkers that can predict factors such as ICU stay and mortality. This would help to allocate these lifesaving resources appropriately.