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The evolution of clot strength in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a prospective observational thromboelastography study.

Syed Nabeel MuzaffarSuhail Sarwar SiddiquiNilanchal ChakrabortyAfzal Azim
Published in: Thrombosis journal (2022)
The authors have done commendable work in exploring the utility of a comprehensive viscoelastic test for assessment of the coagulation cascade in Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. This article published in your esteemed journal in November 2021 "The evolution of clot strength in critically-ill COVID-19 patients: a prospective observational thromboelastography study" found hypercoagulability in most of the patients at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admission and also noted a persistently increased fibrin contribution to clot strength. However, we would like to comment upon a few points which may be of importance to the readers.
Keyphrases
  • intensive care unit
  • sars cov
  • coronavirus disease
  • emergency department
  • randomized controlled trial
  • mechanical ventilation
  • cross sectional
  • mass spectrometry