Perspective on fibrinolytic therapy in COVID-19 : the potential of inhalation therapy against suppressed-fibrinolytic-type DIC

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A high rate of thrombotic complications, such as pulmonary embolism, has been linked to mortality in COVID-19, and appropriate treatment of thrombosis is important for lifesaving. Although heparin is frequently used to treat thrombotic pathology in COVID-19, pulmonary embolism is still seen in severe cases. Although systemic fibrinolytic therapy is a focus of attention because a thrombotic pathology is the cause of death in severe COVID-19, it should be kept in mind that fibrinolytic therapy might be harmful at advanced stage of COVID-19 where the status of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) has been transmitted from suppressed-fibrinolytic to enhanced-fibrinolytic in disease progression of COVID-19. In this respect, inhalation therapy with fibrinolytic substances might be a safe and promising treatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Journal of intensive care - 8(2020) vom: 21., Seite 71

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Asakura, Hidesaku [VerfasserIn]
Ogawa, Haruhiko [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Fibrinolytic therapy
Journal Article
Thrombosis

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Date Revised 29.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s40560-020-00491-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM315302380