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Review
. 2020 Nov;189(4):1147-1152.
doi: 10.1007/s11845-020-02252-0. Epub 2020 May 18.

COVID-19 in adults: test menu for hospital blood science laboratories

Paula M O'Shea  1 , Graham Robert Lee  2 , Tomás P Griffin  3 , Vincent Tormey  4 , Amjad Hayat  5 , Seán J Costelloe  6 , Damian Gerard Griffin  7 , Saradha Srinivasan  8 , Maurice O'Kane  9 , Conor M Burke  10 , John Faul  10 , Christopher J Thompson  11 , Gerard Curley  12 , William P Tormey  8
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Review

COVID-19 in adults: test menu for hospital blood science laboratories

Paula M O'Shea et al. Ir J Med Sci. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), is a respiratory illness caused by the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The Clinical Blood Sciences Laboratory (CBSL) plays a key role in supporting the monitoring and management of patients with COVID-19 disease.

Objective: To provide a comprehensive CBSL testing protocol to support the medical management of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

Methods: Description of the biochemical, haematological and immunological tests that have a role in the assessment and monitoring of patients with COVID-19 infection.

Results: We provide a test menu for clinical laboratories to ensure the effective monitoring, management and prognostication of COVID-19 patients in hospital.

Conclusion: Given the rapidity with which patients with COVID-19 disease can deteriorate, we recommend regular testing with vigilance paid to the rate and trajectory of change in each of these parameters.

Keywords: Blood science testing; COVID-19; Hospital laboratories; Monitoring and management.

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The author(s) declares no potential conflict of interest.

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