Dímero D como predictor de gravedad y mortalidad en pacientes críticos diagnosticados de COVID-19

Abstract

Covid-19 is a transmittable viral disease that has currently become a worldwide pandemic, causing mild and severe respiratory, cardiac, neurological, and other problems. It was discovered in Wuhan China, and so far, there is a vaccine for it; however, there are still cases of Covid-19 outbreaks. It has also been observed that patients with high D-dimer values have a worsened prognosis and a high probability of mortality. This study aimed to determine the clinical usefulness of D-dimer as a death predictor in critical patients diagnosed with Covid-19. The current document is a descriptive study of the narrative literature review type. In this way and to fulfill the aim, information was obtained from databases such as ScienceDirect, PubMed, and Scopus, in Spanish and English, with research restricted to 2021. Therefore, the aim is to establish the usefulness of D-dimer values above 0.5 ug/ml as a death predictor in patients who have been diagnosed with Covid-19 and are suspected of suffering thrombotic events that put the patient's life at risk. Finally, thanks to the study carried out by the research team; it was determined that values above 0.5 ug/ml and even 5 or 6 times above normal correspondingly lead to severity and mortality values. It is therefore important to determine D-dimer values in critical patients.