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- Title
A Retrospective Analysis of Thromboembolic Phenomena in Mechanically Ventilated Patients with COVID-19.
- Authors
Faqihi, Fahad; Alharthy, Abdulrahman; Balhamar, Abdullah; Nasim, Nasir; Alanezi, Khaled; Alaklobi, Feisal; Memish, Ziad A.; Blaivas, Mike; Alqahtani, Saleh A.; Karakitsos, Dimitrios
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Recent studies have shown an increased prevalence of thromboembolic disease in critically ill patients with the novel SARS-CoV-2 disease (COVID-19). However, the use of enhanced anticoagulation therapy in these patients remains controversial.<bold>Objectives: </bold>To determine the incidence of thromboembolic phenomena (TEP) and hemorrhagic events (HEs) in intensive care unit (ICU) COVID-19 patients.<bold>Methods: </bold>One hundred and sixty ICU patients with COVID-19 were enrolled. Clinical examination results, laboratory data, and imaging studies (computed tomography/Doppler ultrasound scans) for these patients were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Outcome measures including days on mechanical ventilation, ICU length of stay, and day-28 mortality were recorded.<bold>Results: </bold>Sixty patients (37.5%) developed TEP including thirty patients with deep vein thrombosis, 55 patients with pulmonary embolism, and 7 patients with arterial thromboembolism. Cardiac arrhythmias, lymphocytopenia, and increased D-dimers were more frequently observed in the TEP group compared to the non-TEP group of patients (all p < 0.05). The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of a cutoff D-dimer level of 3.0 μg/mL for predicting PE were 74.5%, 95.1%, 86.8%, and 91.9%, respectively. Thirteen patients experienced HEs, which were more frequently observed in the TEP group (p < 0.05). Twenty-eight-day mortality was higher in the TEP group (60%) compared to the non-TEP group (30%) of patients (p=0.02).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>The rates of TEP and HEs in mechanically ventilated critically ill COVID-19 patients were 37. 5% and 8.1%. Twenty-eight-day mortality was higher in the TEP group (60%) compared to the non-TEP group (30%) of patients.
- Subjects
COVID-19; COMPUTED tomography; VENOUS thrombosis; THROMBOEMBOLISM; DOPPLER ultrasonography
- Publication
Critical Care Research & Practice, 2021, p1
- ISSN
2090-1305
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1155/2021/8737580