Pulmonary embolism during the COVID-19 pandemic: Decline in diagnostic procedures and incidence at a university hospital.

Stephan NoppKarin Janata-SchwatczekHelmut ProschIhor ShulymOliver KönigsbrüggeIngrid PabingerCihan Ay

Published in: Research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis (2020)

Our study demonstrates that the COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on non-COVID-19-related acute diseases as shown by the decline in incidence of PE and imaging procedures for diagnostic workup. Further studies from other hospitals are needed to confirm our findings.

Keyphrases

pulmonary embolism
risk factors
inferior vena cava
coronavirus disease
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high resolution
liver failure
respiratory failure
drug induced
mass spectrometry
hepatitis b virus
respiratory syndrome coronavirus