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COVID-19 and thrombosis: Prophylaxis and management

Year: 2021
Type: review
Abstract: COVID-19 emerged in Wuhan, China in late December 2019, and WHO declared it a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The disease has a wide spectrum ranging from asymptomatic or mild disease to ARDS and death. There have been over 83.9 million cases with 1.8 million deaths worldwide. COVIDassociated coagulopathy appears to be an entity responsible for deaths. Thromboprophylaxis is recommended in patients with COVID-19 to prevent arterial and venous thromboembolism. Low molecular weight heparin such as enoxaparin is often recommended. However, there is still no consensus regarding the treatment dose and duration. The purpose of this review was to observe the pathogenesis of thromboembolic events in COVID-19, current thromboprophylaxis regimens, treatment dosage and duration with guidelines of international scientific institutions.
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3180514633
FWCI: 0.305
Cites: 36
Cited by: 6
Related to: 10