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Erythrocyte sedimentation rate is associated with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID- 19): a pooled analysis

This is a systematic literature search and pooled analysis with calculation of the standardized mean difference and 95% confidence interval of erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) values in patients with or without severe COVID-19. The results of this study suggest that severe COVID-19 cases are associated with prominent elevations of ESR, as compared to non-severe cases, reflecting the more profound inflammatory response and expression of acute- phase proteins.Although ESR lacks analytical and diagnostic specificity, its determination may contribute to the management of COVID-19 patients and provide additional information on disease progression.

COVID-19 ; ESR ; pooled analysis

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