TY  - JOUR
T1  - Correlation of Perfusion Indices with Disease Severity in COVID-19 Patients
AU  - Emektar, Emine
AU  - Yalçın, Eren
AU  - Çevik, Yunsur
PY  - 2025
DA  - September
Y2  - 2025
JF  - Sanatorium Medical Journal
JO  - Sanatorium Med J
PB  - T.C. Sağlık Bakanlığı Ankara Atatürk Sanatoryum Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 3062-3944
SP  - 71
EP  - 76
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
LA  - en
AB  - Background: In this study, we aimed to evaluate the correlation of perfusion indexes with disease severity in COVID-19 patients.Methods: Our study was conducted as a prospective observational study after obtaining ethical committee approval. Patients over the age of 18, who presented with COVID-19 symptoms, were PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) positive, were included in the study. Demographic data, complaints, vital signs and laboratory values of the patients were recorded. The perfusion index (PI) and plethysmographic variability index (PVI) were measured Results: A total of 154 patients were included in the study. 47.4% of the patients included in the study were male, and the median age of 57 (IQR 44-69.2). 33.1% of the patients were in the mild group, and 66.9% in the moderate-severe group. The median PI value was 4.2 (IQR 3.1-5.6) and the median PVI value was 14.2 (IQR 11.5-16.5) in the mild-moderate patient group, the median PI value was 1.54 (IQR 1.14-1.97), the median PVI value was 23.4 (IQR 11.5-16.5) in the moderate-severe patient group. IQR 19.8-26.1) (p
KW  - COVID-19
KW  - perfusion indices
KW  - PI
KW  - PVI
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L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/4677580
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