Risk of venous thromboembolism in a Swedish healthcare system during the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The objective of this study was to investigate the risk and prevalence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) for patients undergoing a diagnostic test for VTE with confirmed COVID-19 infection compared with patients with no COVID-19 infection.

Methods

This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of patients in an integrated healthcare system in Sweden, covering a population of 465,000, with a diagnostic test for VTE between March 1 and May 31 in the years 2015 to 2020. Risk for VTE with COVID-19 was assessed by logistic regression, adjusting for baseline risk factors.

Results

A total of 8702 patients were included, and 88 of those patients tested positive on the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) polymerase chain reaction test. A positi

SUBMITTER: Wretborn J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8410024 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature