Sepsis induced coagulopathy score and D-dimer levels in COVID-19 patients followed in intensive care; what has changed in COVID era?

Abstract

Aim: This study was planned to compare the extent of hypercoagulopathic complications in COVID-19 pneumonia with that of last year's pneumonia cases which consist of by other agents. Material and Method: The data of patients with pneumosepsis due to non-COVID-19 causes between 01 April-30 June 2019 and COVID-19 pneumosepsis patients between 01 April-30 June 2020,were analyzed retrospectively. Demographic data, comorbidities, SOFA scores, SIC scores, D-dimer levels, coagulopathic complications, mortality and discharge status of patients diagnosed with pneumosepsis and treated in both periods were recorded Results: While sequential D-dimer measurements did not show a significant change in the 2019 group, it was observed that it increased significantly in the 2020 group (p