Beneficial Effects of Intermediate Dosage of Anticoagulation Treatment on the Prognosis of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients : The ETHRA Study

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BACKGROUND/AIM: To investigate the efficacy (prognosis, coagulation/inflammation biomarkers) and safety (bleeding events) of different anticoagulation dosages in COVID-19 inpatients.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: COVID-19 inpatients (Athens, Greece) were included. The "Enhanced dose THRomboprophylaxis in Admissions (ETHRA)" protocol was applied in certain Departments, suggesting the use of intermediate anticoagulation dosage. The primary endpoint was a composite of intubation/venous thromboembolism/death. Inflammation/coagulation parameters were assessed.

RESULTS: Among 127 admissions, 95 fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Twenty-one events (4 deaths, 17 intubations) were observed. Regression analysis demonstrated significant reduction of events with intermediate or therapeutic dosage [HR=0.16 (95%CI=0.05-0.52) p=0.002; HR=0.17 (0.04-0.71) p=0.015, respectively]. D-Dimer values were higher in those who met the composite endpoint. Intermediate dosage treatment was associated with decreased values of ferritin. Three patients (3%) had minor hemorrhagic complications.

CONCLUSION: Anticoagulation treatment (particularly intermediate dosage) appears to have positive impact on COVID-19 inpatients' prognosis by inhibiting both coagulation and inflammatory cascades.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

In vivo (Athens, Greece) - 35(2021), 1 vom: 12. Jan., Seite 653-661

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Poulakou, Garyphallia [VerfasserIn]
Dimakakos, Evangelos [VerfasserIn]
Kollias, Anastasios [VerfasserIn]
Kyriakoulis, Konstantinos G [VerfasserIn]
Rapti, Vasiliki [VerfasserIn]
Trontzas, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]
Thanos, Charalampos [VerfasserIn]
Abdelrasoul, Mahmoud [VerfasserIn]
Vantana, Theodora [VerfasserIn]
Leontis, Konstantinos [VerfasserIn]
Kakalou, Eleni [VerfasserIn]
Argyraki, Katerina [VerfasserIn]
Baraboutis, Ioannis [VerfasserIn]
Michelakis, Evangelos [VerfasserIn]
Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Evangelos [VerfasserIn]
Dimakou, Katerina [VerfasserIn]
Tsoukalas, Georgios [VerfasserIn]
Rapti, Angeliki [VerfasserIn]
Michelakis, Evangelos D [VerfasserIn]
Syrigos, Konstantinos N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anticoagulants
Anticoagulation
COVID-19
Intermediate dosage
Journal Article
Prognosis
Thromboprophylaxis

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Date Completed 25.01.2021

Date Revised 27.08.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.21873/invivo.12305

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319663469