18 In a cohort of patients admitted with COVID‐19 to a tertiary care hospital in the Bronx, New York, mean TBIL trended higher in patients who died than in those who survived; however, the difference did not reach statistical significance. 19 In another study of only 65 patients with COVID‐19 from an academic hospital in Houston, Texas, there was similarly a nonsignificant trend toward a greater frequency of TBIL elevations in those who died. 20 SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in and of itself does not appear to be a cause of jaundice.
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19 In another study of only 65 patients with COVID‐19 from an academic hospital in Houston, Texas, there was similarly a nonsignificant trend toward a greater frequency of TBIL elevations in those who died. 20 SARS‐CoV‐2 infection in and of itself does not appear to be a cause of jaundice.