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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Garcia-Olivé, Ignasi
• Sintes, Helena
• Radua, Joaquim
• Abad Capa, Jorge
• Rosell, Antoni

Titel

D-dimer in patients infected with COVID-19 and suspected pulmonary embolism

Ist Teil von

• Respiratory medicine, 2020-08, Vol.169, p.106023-106023, Article 106023

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To analyze the risk factors for pulmonary embolism (PE) in patients infected with COVID-19. We conducted an observational, retrospective study. Patients with severe infection with COVID-19 and suspected PE were included. Patients with higher levels of D-dimer and those requiring intubation were at a higher risk of developing PE. Higher D-dimer levels were associated with a greater probability of PE 3, 6, 9 and 12 days after determining D-dimer levels with an OR of 1.7, 2.0, 2.4 and 2.4, respectively. In conclusion, patients infected with COVID-19 requiring OTI with higher levels of D-dimer have an increased risk of developing PE.