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Editor, Senior Moderator
Case Rep Hematol
. 2020 Nov 16;2020:8855957.
doi: 10.1155/2020/8855957. eCollection 2020.
Clinical Presentation of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Nonso Osakwe[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Douglas Hart[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
The clinical management of severely ill patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) presents significant challenges. Many COVID-19 patients with ARDS also present with laboratory findings significant for derangement in coagulation function. In this report, we describe acute pulmonary embolism in three patients with COVID-19. We assessed the role of D-dimer assay and anticoagulation treatment in these patients. The aim of this case report is to increase awareness about the use of D-dimer in addition to patient's clinical status for making treatment decision in COVID-19 patients.
. 2020 Nov 16;2020:8855957.
doi: 10.1155/2020/8855957. eCollection 2020.
Clinical Presentation of Acute Pulmonary Embolism in Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Nonso Osakwe[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Douglas Hart[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 33224540
- PMCID: PMC7676276
- DOI: 10.1155/2020/8855957
Abstract
The clinical management of severely ill patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) presents significant challenges. Many COVID-19 patients with ARDS also present with laboratory findings significant for derangement in coagulation function. In this report, we describe acute pulmonary embolism in three patients with COVID-19. We assessed the role of D-dimer assay and anticoagulation treatment in these patients. The aim of this case report is to increase awareness about the use of D-dimer in addition to patient's clinical status for making treatment decision in COVID-19 patients.