Pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia

Eur Respir J. 2020 Jul 30;56(1):2001365. doi: 10.1183/13993003.01365-2020. Print 2020 Jul.

Abstract

This study reports an overall 24% (95% CI 17–32%) cumulative incidence of pulmonary embolism in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, 50% (30–70%) in ICU and 18% (12–27%) in other patients https://bit.ly/35s7hjm

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Betacoronavirus
  • COVID-19
  • Contrast Media
  • Coronavirus Infections / complications*
  • Coronavirus Infections / epidemiology
  • Critical Care
  • Female
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / analysis
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Intensive Care Units
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / complications*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / epidemiology
  • Pulmonary Embolism / complications*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / epidemiology
  • Retrospective Studies
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Contrast Media
  • Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
  • fibrin fragment D