Initial and peak serum levels of Krebs von den Lungen-6 for predicting the prognosis of patients with COVID-19
The initial and peak levels of KL-6 were significantly associated with 30-day mortality in hospitalized patients with COVID-19. These findings suggest that serially monitoring blood KL-6 levels could be a valuable prognostic indicator for COVID-19.
Authors
- Sang‐Oh Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1381-8787)
- Ji‐Won Jung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7044-4764)
- Euijin Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7417-0318)
- Sang Hyun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8426-3331)
- Seongman Bae (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6375-3657)
- Sang‐Ho Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4972-4531)
- Sung‐Han Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6596-8253)
- Min Jae Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5489-8608)
- Yang Soo Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6785-8824)
- Yong Pil Chong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1672-3185)
- Geonui Kim
- Hyeonwoo Kwon
Institutions
- Ulsan College (KR)
- Asan Medical Center (KR)
- University of Ulsan (KR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
- Published
- 2025-02-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2024.161
- Primary Topic
- Lung Cancer Research Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00