Spontaneous Major Hemorrhage in COVID-19 Patients: Another Brick in the Wall of SARS-CoV-2 –Associated Coagulation Disorders?

This report was approved by the Ethics Committee at IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy. Among the 818 consecutive patients admitted to the emergency department between March 1 and April 30, 2020, with a positive nasopharyngeal swab test for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), 16 (1.9%) experienced at least 1 severe arterial bleeding episode, defined as any imaging-proven, clinically overt sign of arterial hemorrhage coupled with a decrease in hemoglobin count ≥ 3 mg/dL and requiring intervention.
Source: Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology : JVIR - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research