March 27, 2020

Lactate dehydrogenase, a Risk Factor of Severe COVID-19 Patients

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Testing and Treatment

• This retrospective observational study on 47 COVID-19 patients from Wuhan, China, showed that elevated lactate dehydrogenase could be a powerful predictor for lung injury and severe COVID-19 cases. 

Han et al. (Mar 27, 2020). Lactate dehydrogenase, a Risk Factor of Severe COVID-19 Patients. Pre-print downloaded Mar 27 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.03.24.20040162