Pathophysiological Processes Underlying the High Prevalence of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

Pathophysiological Processes Underlying the High Prevalence of Deep Vein Thrombosis in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) predisposes to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) particularly in mechanically ventilated adults with severe pneumonia. The extremely high prevalence of DVT in the COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit (ICU) has been establi...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Voicu, Chahinez Ketfi, Alain Stépanian, Benjamin G. Chousterman, Nassim Mohamedi, Virginie Siguret, Alexandre Mebazaa, Bruno Mégarbane, Philippe Bonnin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
COVID-19
D-dimer
hemostasis disorder
deep vein thrombosis
venous stasis
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.608788/full

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