Incidence, diagnosis, treatment methods, and outcomes of clinically suspected venous thromboembolic disease in patients with COVID-19 in a quaternary hospital in Brazil.

Marcela Juliano Silva CunhaCarlos Augusto Ventura PintoJoão Carlos de Campos GuerraAdriano TachibanaMaria Fernanda Cassino PortugalLeonardo José Rolim FerrazNelson Wolosker

Published in: Jornal vascular brasileiro (2021)

VTE prevalence in hospitalized COVID-19 patients was 2.7%, and higher in intensive care units. Early institution of prophylaxis and immediate full anticoagulation when VTE is diagnosed should be the goals of those who treat this kind of patient.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
risk factors
intensive care unit
atrial fibrillation
sars cov
healthcare
pulmonary embolism
case report
mechanical ventilation
skeletal muscle
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute respiratory distress syndrome