id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-303024-a1y01vdv Alshukry, A. Clinical characteristics of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients in Kuwait 2020-06-16 .txt text/plain 4904 317 54 Clinical manifestations of COVID-19 showed a high degree of variability including asymptomatic carriers, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARD), and pneumonia with variable severity 4, 5 . The medical records of the confirmed COVID-19 cases admitted to Jaber Al-Ahmad Hospital in Kuwait between 24/2/2020 and 24/5/2020 were included in the study. Numerous markers showed significant differences between the symptomatic/mild group and patients admitted to ICU, including complete blood count (CBC) ( Table. Markers related to renal function showed significant abnormalities in the ICU death group, including declined eGFR and increased urea (Table. . https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.06.14.20131045 doi: medRxiv preprint injury including Troponin and Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) showed significant increase in subjects admitted to ICU and in particular the ICU death group (Table. We tracked the levels of 6 blood markers associated with infection, inflammation, and kidney function in ICU patients to study disease progression and outcome. ./cache/cord-303024-a1y01vdv.txt ./txt/cord-303024-a1y01vdv.txt