Patient Characteristics and Predictors of Pulmonary Embolism in Patients Infected with COVID - 19 in Upper Egypt.

Ahmed HusseinAhmed M KhalafLaila A AlsharawyGomaa AbdelrazekMohammad Shafiq Awad

Published in: Vascular health and risk management (2023)

PE is a common complication of Covid 19 infection. PE is associated with a variety of clinical and laboratory parameters in univariate analysis, but age > 65, BMI > 25, DM, and associated co-morbidities were the independent patients' characteristics associated with the development of PE in those infected with Covid-19.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
end stage renal disease
coronavirus disease
sars cov
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
case report
prognostic factors
type diabetes
adipose tissue
weight loss