1. IFCC Interim Guidelines on Biochemical/Hematological Monitoring of COVID-19 Patients.
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Thompson S, Bohn MK, Mancini N, Loh TP, Wang CB, Grimmler M, Yuen KY, Mueller R, Koch D, Sethi S, Rawlinson WD, Clementi M, Erasmus R, Leportier M, Kwon GC, Menezes ME, Patru MM, Gramegna M, Singh K, Najjar O, Ferrari M, Lippi G, Adeli K, and Horvath AR
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- Adult, Biomarkers blood, COVID-19, Cardiovascular Diseases complications, Child, Coronavirus Infections blood, Coronavirus Infections complications, Female, Humans, Male, Multiple Organ Failure complications, Pandemics, Pneumonia, Viral blood, Pneumonia, Viral complications, Coronavirus Infections metabolism, Hematologic Tests, International Agencies, Pneumonia, Viral metabolism, Practice Guidelines as Topic
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Routine biochemical and hematological tests have been reported to be useful in the stratification and prognostication of pediatric and adult patients with diagnosed coronavirus disease (COVID-19), correlating with poor outcomes such as the need for mechanical ventilation or intensive care, progression to multisystem organ failure, and/or death. While these tests are already well established in most clinical laboratories, there is still debate regarding their clinical value in the management of COVID-19, particularly in pediatrics, as well as the value of composite clinical risk scores in COVID-19 prognostication. This document by the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) Task Force on COVID-19 provides interim guidance on: (A) clinical indications for testing, (B) recommendations for test selection and interpretation, (C) considerations in test interpretation, and (D) current limitations of biochemical/hematological monitoring of COVID-19 patients. These evidence-based recommendations will provide practical guidance to clinical laboratories worldwide, underscoring the contribution of biochemical and hematological testing to our collective pandemic response.
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- 2020
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