Early Occurrence of Adverse Events in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19 and Beneficial Effect of Anticoagulation

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BACKGROUND/AIM: This study analyzed the characteristics of patients with COVID-19 with major events during the first days of hospitalization.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from consecutive patients admitted to two hospitals in Athens, Greece. The characteristics of patients with COVID-19 who suffered the primary endpoint (venous thromboembolic events, intubation, and death) during the first days of hospitalization were analyzed.

RESULTS: Among 95 patients included in the analysis, 21 presented with major adverse events during a median follow-up of 13 days. More than 50% of these patients presented with a major event during the first 3 days. Anticoagulation treatment was inversely associated with the cumulative incidence of the primary endpoint [hazard ratio=0.16 (95% confidence interval=0.06-0.47)]. Patients with major events were older, with lower baseline SatO2, and higher number of Wells' criteria and Charlson comorbidity index. Among these patients, those with hypertension were at higher risk for early occurrence of events (≤ first three days of hospitalization).

CONCLUSION: Major adverse events may occur early in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 with a high-risk profile. Anticoagulation treatment appears to reduce this risk and thus prompt thromboprophylaxis should be employed in these patients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

In vivo (Athens, Greece) - 36(2022), 1 vom: 31. Jan., Seite 381-383

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dimakakos, Evangelos [VerfasserIn]
Kollias, Anastasios [VerfasserIn]
Rapti, Vasiliki [VerfasserIn]
Kyriakoulis, Konstantinos G [VerfasserIn]
Trontzas, Ioannis P [VerfasserIn]
Abdelrasoul, Mahmoud M [VerfasserIn]
Zanelli, Stavroula [VerfasserIn]
Leontis, Konstantinos [VerfasserIn]
Argyraki, Katerina [VerfasserIn]
Dimakou, Katerina [VerfasserIn]
Tsoukalas, Georgios [VerfasserIn]
Athanasiou, Kalomira [VerfasserIn]
Nitsotolis, Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Syrigos, Konstantinos N [VerfasserIn]
Poulakou, Garyphallia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anticoagulants
Anticoagulation treatment
COVID-19
High risk factors
Home-treated
Journal Article
Thromboprophylaxis

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 04.01.2022

Date Revised 08.02.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.21873/invivo.12714

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM335082254