Venous Thromboembolism and Major Bleeding in Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) : A Nationwide, Population-Based Cohort Study

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BACKGROUND: Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a potentially fatal complication of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, and thromboprophylaxis should be balanced against risk of bleeding. This study examined risks of VTE and major bleeding in hospitalized and community-managed SARS-CoV-2 patients compared with control populations.

METHODS: Using nationwide population-based registries, 30-day risks of VTE and major bleeding in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients were compared with those of SARS-CoV-2 test-negative patients and with an external cohort of influenza patients. Medical records of all COVID-19 patients at 6 departments of infectious diseases in Denmark were reviewed in detail.

RESULTS: The overall 30-day risk of VTE was 0.4% (40/9460) among SARS-CoV-2 patients (16% hospitalized), 0.3% (649/226 510) among SARS-CoV-2 negative subjects (12% hospitalized), and 1.0% (158/16 281) among influenza patients (59% hospitalized). VTE risks were higher and comparable in hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 positive (1.5%), SARS-CoV-2 negative (1.8%), and influenza patients (1.5%). Diagnosis of major bleeding was registered in 0.5% (47/9460) of all SARS-CoV-2 positive individuals and in 2.3% of those hospitalized. Medical record review of 582 hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 patients observed VTE in 4% (19/450) and major bleeding in 0.4% (2/450) of ward patients, of whom 31% received thromboprophylaxis. Among intensive care patients (100% received thromboprophylaxis), risks were 7% (9/132) for VTE and 11% (15/132) for major bleeding.

CONCLUSIONS: Among people with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a population-based setting, VTE risks were low to moderate and were not substantially increased compared with SARS-CoV-2 test-negative and influenza patients. Risk of severe bleeding was low for ward patients, but mirrored VTE risk in the intensive care setting.

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CommentIn: Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 16;73(12):2294-2297. - PMID 33539504

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:73

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Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 73(2021), 12 vom: 16. Dez., Seite 2283-2293

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dalager-Pedersen, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Lund, Lars Christian [VerfasserIn]
Mariager, Theis [VerfasserIn]
Winther, Rannva [VerfasserIn]
Hellfritzsch, Maja [VerfasserIn]
Larsen, Torben Bjerregaard [VerfasserIn]
Thomsen, Reimar Wernich [VerfasserIn]
Johansen, Nanna Borup [VerfasserIn]
Søgaard, Ole Schmeltz [VerfasserIn]
Nielsen, Stig Lønberg [VerfasserIn]
Omland, Lars Haukali [VerfasserIn]
Lundbo, Lene Fogt [VerfasserIn]
Israelsen, Simone Bastrup [VerfasserIn]
Harboe, Zitta Barrella [VerfasserIn]
Pottegård, Anton [VerfasserIn]
Nielsen, Henrik [VerfasserIn]
Bodilsen, Jacob [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anticoagulants
Bleeding
COVID-19
Deep venous thrombosis
Hemorrhage
Journal Article
Pulmonary embolism
Venous thromboembolism

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Date Completed 22.12.2021

Date Revised 22.12.2021

published: Print

CommentIn: Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Dec 16;73(12):2294-2297. - PMID 33539504

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciab003

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NLM319646041