Venous thromboembolism in non-critically ill patients with COVID-19 infection
While acute respiratory infections are known to increase thrombosis risk [1], the incidence of venous thromboembolic events (VTE) in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is higher than with other pathogens [2,3]. A variety of potential risk factors for thrombosis particularly present in critically-ill patients have been proposed including severe hypoxemia, thrombo-inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, pulmonary micro-CLOTs on top of recognized features such as immobilization, respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation and central venous catheter use [4].
Source: Thrombosis Research - Category: Hematology Authors: Antonin Trimaille, Ana ïs Curtiaud, Benjamin Marchandot, Kensuke Matsushita, Chisato Sato, Ian Leonard-Lorant, Laurent Sattler, Lelia Grunebaum, Mickaël Ohana, Jean-Jacques Von Hunolstein, Emmanuel Andres, Bernard Goichot, François Danion, Charlotte Ka Tags: Letter to the Editors-in-Chief Source Type: research
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