Arianna Pani, Elvira Inglese, Massimo Puoti, Valeria Cento, Claudia Alteri, Alessandra Romandini, Federica Di Ruscio, Michele Senatore, Mauro Moreno, Paolo Tarsia, Fabrizio Colombo, Oscar Massimiliano Epis, Valentina Panetta, Chiara Vismara, Andrea Bellone, Francesco Scaglione
BACKGROUND: Since SARS-CoV-2 spread, evidence regarding sex differences in progression and prognosis of COVID-19 have emerged. Besides this, studies on patients' clinical characteristics have described electrolyte imbalances as one of the recurrent features of COVID-19. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional study on all patients admitted to the emergency department (ED) from 1 March to 31 May 2020 who had undergone a blood gas analysis and a nasopharyngeal swab test for SARS-CoV-2 by rtPCR...
September 16, 2021: International Journal of Clinical Practice