SARS-CoV-2 Altered Hemorheological and Hematological Parameters during One-Month Observation Period in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

Daniel Alexander Bizjak, Lucas John, Lynn Matits, Alisa Uhl, Sebastian Victor Waldemar Schulz, Jana Schellenberg, Johannes Peifer, Wilhelm Bloch, Manfred Weiß, Beate Grüner, Hendrik Bracht, Jürgen Michael Steinacker, Marijke Grau*

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Abstract

Hematological and hemorheological parameters are known to be altered in COVID-19; however, the value of combined monitoring in order to deduce disease severity is only scarcely examined. A total of 44 acute SARS-CoV-2-infected patients (aCOV) and 44 age-matched healthy controls (Con) were included. Blood of aCOV was sampled at admission (T0), and at day 2 (T2), day 5 (T5), day 10 (T10), and day 30 (T30) while blood of Con was only sampled once. Inter- and intra-group differences were calculated for hematological and hemorheological parameters. Except for mean cellular volume and mean cellular hemoglobin, all blood cell parameters were significantly different between aCOV and Con. During the acute disease state (T0–T5), hematological and hemorheological parameters were highly altered in aCOV; in particular, anemic conditions and increased immune cell response/inflammation, oxidative/nitrosative stress, decreased deformability, as well as increased aggregation, were observed. During treatment and convalescence until T30, almost all abnormal values of aCOV improved towards Con values. During the acute state of the COVID-19 disease, the hematological, as well as the hemorheological system, show fast and potentially pathological changes that might contribute to the progression of the disease, but changes appear to be largely reversible after four weeks. Measuring RBC deformability and aggregation, as well as oxidative stress induction, may be helpful in monitoring critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Original languageEnglish
Article number15332
JournalInternational journal of molecular sciences
Volume23
Issue number23
Pages (from-to)1-17
Number of pages17
ISSN1422-0067
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 05.12.2022

Research areas and keywords

  • Humans
  • Hemorheology
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • COVID-19
  • Hematology
  • Erythrocyte Indices
  • Critical Illness
  • Erythrocyte Aggregation

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