CRP and Disseminated intravascular coagulation: Elevated D-dimer concentrations, also associated with C-reactive protein levels, have been associated with a poor prognosis in patients with COVID-19 [17], an effect associated with hypoxia due to severe pneumonia and increased inflammatory response, conditions related to a state of hypercoagulability, resulting in disseminated intravascular coagulation and multiorgan failure [17].