Comparison between standard Vs. Escalated dose venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in critically ill patients with COVID-19: A two centers, observational study

• Main Authors: Ohoud Aljuhani (Author), Khalid Al Sulaiman (Author), Awatif Hafiz (Author), Khalid Eljaaly (Author), Aisha Alharbi (Author), Rahmah Algarni (Author), Sarah Al Homaid (Author), Khawla Kahtani (Author), Tareq Alsulaiman (Author), Ramesh Vishwakarma (Author), Ghassan Al Ghamdi (Author), Mai Alalawi (Author), Ghazwa B. Korayem (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The risk of mortality in patients with COVID-19 was found to be significantly higher in patients who experienced thromboembolic events. Thus, several guidelines recommend using prophylactic anticoagulants in all COVID-19 hospitalized patients. However, there is uncertainty about the ap...