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We planned this study to evaluate the incidence of liver dysfunction in COVID-19 pneumonia and find an association between abnormal liver function and the severity of the disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Method:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We retrospectively analysed the hospital records of 344 patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 illness admitted to a Dedicated COVID Hospital in North India.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Out of 344 patients included in the study, 59.9% were males. The abnormal liver functions were present in 78.49% of patients at admission. Mean age of the patient with liver dysfunction was 53.41 \u00b1 15.71 years. The incidence of elevated aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and hypoalbuminemia was 82.96%, 74.91%, and 69.7%, respectively, in patients with COVID-19 at admission. A positive correlation was found between the levels of AST, ALT and hypoalbuminemia with severity of disease. Mortality was 33% in patients with liver dysfunction in comparison to 18.9% in patients with normal liver functions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>More than 75% of the patient had abnormal liver functions at admission, and mortality was also high in this group. Mortality can be effectively reduced if laboratory parameters such as elevated AST and ALT and hypoalbuminemia are closely monitored at admission and during hospital stay in patients with risk factors like male, age &lt;55 years and HTN.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jfmpc.jfmpc_2407_22","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,12,18]],"date-time":"2023-12-18T16:05:02Z","timestamp":1702915502000},"page":"3108-3114","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Liver function tests at admission as marker of severity and prognosis in COVID-19 patients \u2013 A retrospective analysis"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Pratibha","family":"Himral","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of General Medicine, Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Government Medical College and Hospital Mandi at Ner Chowk, District Mandi Himachal Pradesh, 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