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. 2022 Sep 27;46(6):474–482. doi: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2022.09.004

Table 2.

Alterations in hepatic biochemical markers in patients with post-COVID-19 cholangiopathy.

Author, year Sample size AST (average)
ALT (average)
LDH (mean)
Abnormal AST (n)
Abnormal ALT (n)
Abnormal LDH (n)
Direct bilirubin (mean)
ALP (mean)
Creatinine (mean)
Abnormal bilirubin (n)
Abnormal ALP (n)
Abnormal creatinine (n)
Bender J.M. et al. (2021)20 551 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): ND
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: ND
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): ND
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: ND
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Bloom P.P. et al. (2021)27 60 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): ND
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: ND
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): ND
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: ND
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Fang Lei et al. (2020)28 5771 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): ND
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: ND
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): ND
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: ND
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Neupane R. et al. (2020)29 1079 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): ND
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: ND
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): ND
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: ND
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Bütikofer S. et al. (2021)30 34 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): ND
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: ND
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): ND
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: ND
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Khalid S. et al. (2021)31 74 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): ND
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: ND
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): ND
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: ND
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Gholizadeh P. et al. (2020)19 279 AST (U/L): 44.03*
ALT (U/L): 31.14*
LDH (U/L): 621.29*
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: 41
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): ND
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: ND
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Faruqui S. et al. (2021)8 12 AST (U/L): 498*
ALT (U/L): 661*
LDH (U/L): 621.29*
Abnormal AST: 12
Abnormal ALT: 12
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 13*
ALP (U/L): 1945*
Creatinine (mg/dl): 6.5*
Abnormal bilirubin: 0
Abnormal ALP: 12
Abnormal creatinine: 11
Zhou J. et al. (2020)32 201 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): ND
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: ND
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): ND
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: ND
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Effenberger M. et al. (2020)33 655 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): ND
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: ND
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): ND
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: ND
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Linneweber L. et al. (2021)34 2 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): ND
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: ND
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): ND
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: ND
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Tafreshi S. et al. (2021)21 1 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): ND
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: ND
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 866.32*
ALP (U/L): 3665*
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: 1
Abnormal ALP: 1
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Rojas M. et al. (2021)22 1 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): ND
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: ND
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): ND
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: ND
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Gourjault C. et al. (2021)23 3 AST (U/L): 231*
ALT (U/L): 35.3*
LDH (U/L): 2195*
Abnormal AST: 3
Abnormal ALT: 0
Abnormal LDH: 3
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 16.3*
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 16.3*
ALP (U/L): 50.6*
Creatinine (mg/dl): 1.10*
Abnormal bilirubin: 0
Abnormal ALP: 0
Abnormal creatinine: 1
Anness A. et al. (2020)35 1 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): 571 X
LDH (U/L): 194 X
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: 1
Abnormal LDH: 0
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 13
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: 0
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Edwards K. et al. (2020)36 1 AST (U/L): ND
ALT (U/L): 300 X
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: ND
Abnormal ALT: 1
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 250 X
ALP (U/L): 4000 X
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: 1
Abnormal ALP: 1
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Aldossary B. et al. (2021)37 1 AST (U/L): 12000 X
ALT (U/L): 8000 X
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: 1
Abnormal ALT: 1
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 22.23
ALP (U/L): 150
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: 1
Abnormal ALP: 1
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Heckroth M.A. et al. (2020)38 2 AST (U/L): 1214*
ALT (U/L): 1285*
LDH (U/L): 381 X
Abnormal AST: 1
Abnormal ALT: 1
Abnormal LDH: 1
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 103.46
ALP (U/L): 283.5
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: 1
Abnormal ALP: 1
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Trejo-Paredes C. et al. (2020)39 1 AST (U/L): 229 X
ALT (U/L): 167 X
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: 1
Abnormal ALT: 1
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 376.2
ALP (U/L): 162
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: 1
Abnormal ALP: 1
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Legrand F. et al. (2020)40 1 AST (U/L): 556
ALT (U/L): 557
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: 1
Abnormal ALT: 1
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 36
ALP (U/L): ND
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: 1
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Roth C.N. et al. (2021)9 3 AST (U/L): 117.6*
ALT (U/L): 128*
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: 3
Abnormal ALT: 3
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 188.1
ALP (U/L): 1728
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: 3
Abnormal ALP: 3
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Durazo F.A. et al. (2021)10 1 AST (U/L): 491 X
ALT (U/L): 175 X
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: 1
Abnormal ALT: 1
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 324.9
ALP (U/L): 2730
Creatinine (mg/dl): ND
Abnormal bilirubin: 1
Abnormal ALP: 1
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Klindt C. et al. (2021)41 1 AST (U/L): 470 X
ALT (U/L): 754 X
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: 1
Abnormal ALT: 1
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 307.8
ALP (U/L): 1700
Mean creatinine: ND
Abnormal bilirubin: 1
Abnormal ALP: 1
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Lagana M.S. et al. (2020)42 40 AST (U/L): 102*
ALT (U/L): 68*
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: 33
Abnormal ALT: 33
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 15.39
ALP (U/L): ND
Average creatinine: 2.64 mg/dl
Abnormal bilirubin: 0
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: 34
Li X. et al. (2020)43 7 AST (U/L): 48.7*
ALT (U/L): 78.1*
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: 7
Abnormal ALT: 7
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): ND
ALP (U/L): ND
Mean creatinine: ND
Abnormal bilirubin: ND
Abnormal ALP: ND
Abnormal creatinine: ND
Aby E.S. et al. (2020)44 2164 AST (U/L): 40*
ALT (U/L): 26*
LDH (U/L): ND
Abnormal AST: 2164
Abnormal ALT: 0
Abnormal LDH: ND
Bilirubin (μmol/L): 8.55
ALP (U/L): 74
Mean creatinine: ND
Abnormal bilirubin: 0
Abnormal ALP: 0
Abnormal creatinine: ND

X, highest measurement during the study; ND, not determined; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase.

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