EFFECT OF FAVIPIRAVIR USE ON INR, PT, APTT TESTS OF COVID-19 PATIENTS
Mehmet Ali Gul, Nezahat Kurt, Mustafa Capraz, Alpaslan Ozturk
The 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has caused millions of cases worldwide. As the pandemic progresses, understanding the effects of this disease remains important. We aimed to examine the hematological effects of the disease. The research was carried out as a retrospective study, 50 patients using favipiravir and 50 patients not using favipiravir who had positive COVID-19 RT-PCR test in nasal and throat swabs were included in the study. INR, PTT, aPTT tests were evaluated on all patients. Results of patients using favipiravir; INR 1.3±0.2, PT(s) 16.4±3.4, aPTT(s) 40.7±10.1, while the results of patients who did not use favipiravir were INR 1,2±0.2, PT(s) 14.6±2.5, aPTT(s) was found 38.4±7.8. While PT and INR were found to significantly higher in patients using favipiravir (p<0.05), the elevation in aPTT values was not significant. As a consequence, it was obtained that favipiravir prolongs the clotting time. In the light of these results, it is recommended to consider this in anticoagulant therapy used for treatment.
Information This study was presented as an oral presentation at the VII. Turkey In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Symposium 2022. We would like to thank the staff and doctors of Sabuncuoğlu Şerefeddin Training and Research Hospital (especially laboratories and clinics related to COVID-19), who worked with great dedication.
Conflicts of interest The authors declare that there are no potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Gul M. A., Kurt N., Capraz M., Ozturk A. (2022) . Effect of Favipiravir Use on INR, PT, aPTT Tests of 4(3), [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20]
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