Coagulation System Abnormalities in Patients with COVID-19 Infection
Turkish Journal of Pediatric Disease
; 14(COVID-19):37-40, 2020.
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| EMBASE | ID: covidwho-2241212
ABSTRACT
COVID-19 infection caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in China led to a pandemic all over the world. Although mortality rate between 4.3% to 14.6%, studies have shown that coagulation dysfunction is a major cause of death in patients with severe COVID-19 infection. The majority of the severely ill patients have underlying disease (i.e. diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension) and initially present with respiratory insufficiency but some of them progress to systemic disease causing multiple organ dysfunction. This manuscript reviews coagulation system abnormalities in patients with COVID-19 infection.
adult; blood clotting; blood clotting disorder; cardiovascular disease; cause of death; China; coronavirus disease 2019; diabetes mellitus; disseminated intravascular clotting; human; hypertension; mortality rate; multiple organ failure; nonhuman; pandemic; respiratory failure; review; sepsis; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; systemic disease
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Turkish Journal of Pediatric Disease
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2020
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