Predicting Venous Thromboembolic Events in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 Requiring Hospitalization: an Observational Retrospective Study by the COVIDIC Initiative in a Swiss University Hospital.
Eleftheria KampouriParaskevas FilippidisBenjamin VialaMarie MéanOlivier PantetFlorian DesgrangesJonathan TschoppJean ReginaEleftherios KarachaliasChristophe BianchiMaxime G ZermattenKatia JatonSalah Dine QanadliPierre-Alexandre BartJean-Luc PaganiBenoit GueryLorenzo AlberioMatthaios Papadimitriou-Olivgerisnull RegCOVID Research GroupPublished in: BioMed research international (2020)
VTE seems to be a common COVID-19 complication upon admission and during hospitalization, especially in ICU. The combination of Wells ≥ 2 score and D - dimer ≥ 3,000 ng/l is a good predictor of VTE at admission.