Venous thromboembolism in COVID-19: A meta-summary of cases.
Saudi Med J
; 43(9): 979-990, 2022 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2081100
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
To summarize cases of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) among coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients and discuss their symptoms, diagnostic method, clinical features, and prognosis.METHODS:
All major databases were searched for relevant studies published between December 1, 2019 and May 5, 2021.RESULTS:
A total of 233 articles were identified, 22 describing 48 patients were included. A total of 79.1% had PE and 20.9% had DVT. Most patients were men, with a mean age of 56 years. Comorbidities were present in 70.8%, and 85.4% had at least one risk factor of VTE. 56.3% had received anticoagulation therapy. Most patients were treated in the general ward. Complications occurred in 27.1% of the patients, and recovery was achieved in 80.4%.CONCLUSION:
Venous thromboembolism must be suspected even in patients who had received prior anticoagulant regimens or in stable cases, especially in males, the elderly, and patients with comorbidities and high D-dimer levels.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pulmonary Embolism
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Venous Thrombosis
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Venous Thromboembolism
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi Med J
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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