Pulmonary embolism in hospitalized COVID-19 patients: Short- and long-term clinical outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a frequent complication in COVID-19. However, the influence of PE on the prognosis of COVID-19 remains unclear as previous studies were affected by misclassification bias. Therefore, we evaluated a cohort of COVID-19 patients whom all underwent systematic screening for PE (thereby avoiding misclassification) and compared clinical outcomes between patients with and without PE.

Materials and methods

We included all COVID-19 patients who were admitted through the ED between April 2020 and February 2021. All patients underwent systematic work-up for PE in the ED using the YEARS-algorithm. The primary outcome was a composite of in-hospital mortality and ICU admission. We also evaluated long-term outcomes including PE occurrence within 90 da

SUBMITTER: Luu IHY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10286522 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature