Late Breaking Abstract - Incidence, risk factors and thrombotic load of pulmonary embolism in patients hospitalized with COVID-19

Conclusions: Our findings confirmed a high incidence of PE in hospitalized COVID-19 patients. Heart rate, SpO2, D-dimer, and CRP levels at admission were associated with higher rates of PE during hospitalization.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 25, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Bekki, A., Garcia-Ortega, A., Oscullo, G., Calvillo, P., Mendez, R., Gomez-Olivas, J. D., Fonfria, C., Trilles-Olasco, L., Zaldivar, E., Ferrando, A., Anguera, G., Briones-Gomez, A., Reig-Mezquida, J. P., Feced, L., Gonzalez-Jimenez, P., Reyes, S., Munoz- Tags: Pulmonary embolism Source Type: research