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J Hand Surg Am ; 45(6): 518-522, 2020 06.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-228547

ABSTRACT

As coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) continues to cause an immense burden on the global health care systems, it is crucial to understand the breadth of this disease process. Recent reports identified hypercoagulability in a subset of critically ill patients and extremity ischemia in an even smaller cohort. Because abnormal coagulation parameters and extremity ischemia have been shown to correlate with poor disease prognosis, understanding how to treat these patients is crucial. To better describe the identification and management of this phenomenon, we present 2 cases of critically ill patients with COVID-19 who developed fingertip ischemia while in the intensive care unit.


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Coronavirus Infections/complications , Coronavirus Infections/diagnosis , Fingers/blood supply , Ischemia/drug therapy , Ischemia/etiology , Pneumonia, Viral/complications , Pneumonia, Viral/diagnosis , Adult , Aged , Betacoronavirus , Blood Coagulation Disorders/drug therapy , Blood Coagulation Disorders/etiology , Blood Coagulation Disorders/physiopathology , COVID-19 , Combined Modality Therapy , Coronavirus Infections/therapy , Critical Care/methods , Critical Illness/therapy , Disease Progression , Fatal Outcome , Female , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Intensive Care Units , Ischemia/physiopathology , Male , Pandemics , Patient Discharge , Peripheral Vascular Diseases/diagnosis , Peripheral Vascular Diseases/drug therapy , Peripheral Vascular Diseases/etiology , Pneumonia, Viral/therapy , Risk Assessment , SARS-CoV-2 , Sampling Studies
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