Risk factors and mortality of pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 patients: Evidence based on fifty observational studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background

At present, many studies have described acute pulmonary embolism (PE) as a frequent and prognostically relevant complication of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection. Thus we performed the present analysis of 50 studies to evaluate the risk factors and mortality of PE in COVID-19 patients.

Method

Databases including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library and Web of Science were searched to October, 2021. Odds ratio (OR), mean difference (MD) or standard MD was used to evaluate the outcomes. The primary outcomes were the difference of mortality between PE and non-PE COVID-19 patients as well as relevant risk factors of PE in COVID-19 patients. All statistical analyses were performed using the standard statistical procedures provided in Review Manager 5.2.

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SUBMITTER: Fu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9665895 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature