Prevalence and Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Patients with Severe COVID-19 and the Association between the Dose of Anticoagulants and Outcomes

Al-Dorzi Hasan M.; Alqirnas Muhannad Q.; Hegazy Mohamed M.; Alghamdi Abdullah S.; Alotaibi Mohammed T.; Albogami Mohammed T.; Alhafi Mohammed M.; Alwadani Salem; Elsharkawi Ashraf; Arabi Yaseen M.

doi:10.2478/jccm-2022-0023

The Journal of Critical Care Medicine (Nov 2022)

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Patients with Severe COVID-19 and the Association between the Dose of Anticoagulants and Outcomes

Al-Dorzi Hasan M.,
Alqirnas Muhannad Q.,
Hegazy Mohamed M.,
Alghamdi Abdullah S.,
Alotaibi Mohammed T.,
Albogami Mohammed T.,
Alhafi Mohammed M.,
Alwadani Salem,
Elsharkawi Ashraf,
Arabi Yaseen M.

Affiliations

Al-Dorzi Hasan M.: College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, and Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Alqirnas Muhannad Q.: College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, and Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Hegazy Mohamed M.: College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, and Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Alghamdi Abdullah S.: College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, and Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Alotaibi Mohammed T.: College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, and Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Albogami Mohammed T.: College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, and Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Alhafi Mohammed M.: College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, and Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Alwadani Salem: College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, and Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Elsharkawi Ashraf: College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, and Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Arabi Yaseen M.: College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, and Intensive Care Department, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jccm-2022-0023
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 4
pp. 249 – 258

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COVID-19 is characterized by a procoagulant state that increases the risk of venous and arterial thrombosis. The dose of anticoagulants in patients with severe COVID-19 pneumonia without suspected or confirmed thrombosis has been debated.

Published in The Journal of Critical Care Medicine

ISSN: 2393-1809 (Print); 2393-1817 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/jccm?tab=aims-scope

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