Empiric use of anticoagulation in hospitalized patients with COVID-19: a propensity score-matched study of risks and benefits

• Main Authors: Bo Yu (Author), Victor Perez Gutierrez (Author), Alex Carlos (Author), Gregory Hoge (Author), Anjana Pillai (Author), J. Daniel Kelly (Author), Vidya Menon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Hospitalized patients with COVID-19 demonstrate a higher risk of developing thromboembolism. Anticoagulation (AC) has been proposed for high-risk patients, even without confirmed thromboembolism. However, benefits and risks of AC are not well assessed due to insufficient clinical...