Role of Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Hospitalized Patients With Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Pneumonia: A Prospective Observational Study.

Marco FalconeGiusy TiseoGreta BarbieriValentina GalfoAlessandro RussoAgostino VirdisFrancesco ForforiFrancesco CorradiFabio GuarracinoLaura CarrozziAlessandro CeliMassimo SantiniFabio MonzaniSalvatore De MarcoMauro PistelloRomano DanesiLorenzo GhiadoniAlessio FarcomeniFrancesco Menichettinull null

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2020)

This study suggests that LMWH might reduce the risk of in-hospital mortality and severe ARDS in coronavirus disease 2019. Randomized controlled trials are warranted to confirm these preliminary findings.

Keyphrases

respiratory syndrome coronavirus
coronavirus disease
sars cov
randomized controlled trial
meta analyses
respiratory failure
community acquired pneumonia