High-dose versus low-dose venous thromboprophylaxis in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Emanuele ValerianiAngelo PorfidiaWalter AgenoSilvia SpotoRoberto PolaMarcello Di Nisio

Published in: Internal and emergency medicine (2022)

In hospitalized patients with COVID-19, high-dose thromboprophylaxis is more effective than low-dose for the prevention of VTE but increases the risk of major bleeding.

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