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MUlticenter STudy of tissue plasminogen activator (alteplase) use in COVID-19 severe respiratory failure (MUST COVID): A retrospective cohort study.

Christopher D BarrettHunter B MooreErnest E MooreDudley Benjamin ChristieSarah OrfanosLorenzo Anez-BustillosRashi JhunjhunwalaSabiha HussainShahzad ShaefiJanice WangNegin HajizadehElias N Baedorf-KassisAmmar Al-ShammaaKrystal CapersValerie M Banner-GoodspeedFranklin L WrightTodd BullPeter K MooreHannah NemecJohn Thomas BuchananCory NonnemacherNatalie RajcooarRamona RamdeoMena YacoubAna GuevaraAileen EspinalLaith HattarAndrew MoracoRobert McIntyreDaniel S TalmorAngela SauaiaMichael B Yaffe
Published in: Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis (2022)
These data suggest tPA is associated with significant improvement in pulmonary function in severe COVID-19 respiratory failure, especially in patients whose pulmonary function is in decline, and has an acceptable safety profile in this patient population.
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