Venous thromboembolism and coronavirus disease 2019 in an ambulatory care setting - A report of 4 cases
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Lamya Garabet; Siri Øverstad; Synne G. Fronas; Eirik Tjønnfjord; Jonas Bergan; Saad Aballi; Waleed Ghanima
- Source
- Thrombosis Research
- Subject
- medicine.medical_specialty
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
business.industry
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Course of illness
MEDLINE
Hematology
030204 cardiovascular system & hematology
equipment and supplies
Article
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Ambulatory care
030220 oncology & carcinogenesis
medicine
cardiovascular diseases
Risk factor
Intensive care medicine
business
Venous thromboembolism
- Language
- ISSN
- 0049-3848
• We report four non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients who developed VTE in their course of illness. • None of our patients had major risk factors for developing VTE. • A secondary respiratory worsening of COVID-19 should prompt investigation for the occurrence of VTE. • The use of thromboprohylaxis should be considered in bedridden non-hospitalized patients. • Immobilization may be a major risk factor for developing COVID-19Immobilization may be a major risk factor for developing COVID-19.