Incidence of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) can lead to systemic coagulation activation and thrombotic complications.

Objectives

To investigate the incidence of objectively confirmed venous thromboembolism (VTE) in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Methods

Single-center cohort study of 198 hospitalized patients with COVID-19.

Results

Seventy-five patients (38%) were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). At time of data collection, 16 (8%) were still hospitalized and 19% had died. During a median follow-up of 7 days (IQR, 3-13), 39 patients (20%) were diagnosed with VTE of whom 25 (13%) had symptomatic VTE, despite routine thrombosis prophylaxis. The cumulative incidences of VTE at 7, 14 and 21 days were 16% (95% CI, 10-22), 33% (95% CI, 23-43) and 42

SUBMITTER: Middeldorp S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7497052 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature