According to 12 clinical studies, 14.8%-53% of COVID-19 patients have liver impairment, evidence of a<unk> , which has been a common complication observed among COVID-19 patients. With the number of COVID-19 cases increasing, abnormal liver function test results have been observed in some patients with COVID-19, making this organ the second most frequently damaged, next to the respiratory system. According to one study, serum ALT and AST levels increased up to 7590 U/L and 1445 U/L, respectively, in a severe COVID-19 patient. The diagnosis of<unk>  is based on abnormal liver biochemical and function tests such as LDH, albumin, ALT, AST, total bilirubin, and INR. The mainstay of medical therapy is to target the viral infection using antivirals such as remdesivir, lopinavir/ritonavir, and darunavir/cobicistat, control and prevent inflammation, and symptomatic treatment. For severe<unk>  injury, The Chinese Pharmaceutical Association recommends the use of jaundice-reducing, hepatoprotective and anti-inflammatory agents such as phosphatidylcholine, glycyrrhizin, bicyclol, and vitamin E. Maximum of one to two hepatoprotective or anti-viral drugs should be used to minimize drug interactions and possible liver damage. At this time, the only effective measures for the primary prevention of COVID-19 related liver damage include prevention of COVID-19 infection. Drug-induced liver injury can be prevented by carefully selecting the drug with a known mechanism of action, not using more than two drugs, and avoiding large doses of hormones along with antiviral drugs.
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