Duplex Ultrasound Screening for Deep and Superficial Vein Thrombosis in COVID-19 Patients.
Yashdeep Singh PathaniaRuth CalderónCristina MarceloFrancesco DeodatiMaría MateosAranzazu CastellanoBeatriz ÁlvarezJavier MarcoLucía OrdieresPublished in: Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (2021)
Our study results suggest that performing a Duplex Ultrasonography screening protocol in stable COVID-19 patient populations, who may need hospitalization but are without symptoms of vein thrombosis, is not founded. We presumably emphasize the advantage of using intermediate LMWH doses as well as early walking in COVID-19 patients.