Occam's Razor and Managing Acute Thrombosis in the COVID-19 Era.
Thomas M LovelockStuart R WalkerCatherine ThooPublished in: Vascular and endovascular surgery (2022)
The COVID-19 pandemic has profoundly influenced the practice of medicine in Australia over the last 24 months. Recently, the development of several vaccines to COVID-19 has been accompanied by reports of an associated rare syndrome of thrombosis and thrombocytopaenia (VITTS). The possibility of this rare disorder confronts all clinicians who deal with acute thrombosis, particularly given the prevalence of patients who have recently been immunised. However, VITTS remains rare, and we believe unnecessary focus on its potential diagnosis may distract from other more common causes of acute thrombosis. We discuss this with reference to a recent case at our institution.
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- pulmonary embolism
- respiratory failure
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- drug induced
- end stage renal disease
- aortic dissection
- ejection fraction
- healthcare
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- risk factors
- palliative care
- prognostic factors
- emergency department
- peritoneal dialysis
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- case report
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus