Venous thromboembolism and coronavirus disease 2019 in an ambulatory care setting - A report of 4 cases

•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...

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Published inThrombosis research Vol. 194; pp. 116 - 118
Main Authors Overstad, Siri, Tjonnfjord, Eirik, Garabet, Lamya, Fronas, Synne, Bergan, Jonas, Aballi, Saad, Ghanima, Waleed
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2020
Subjects
Adult
Ambulatory Care
Bed Rest - adverse effects
COVID-19 - complications
COVID-19 - diagnosis
COVID-19 - therapy
Factor Xa Inhibitors - therapeutic use
Humans
Letter to the Editors-in-Chief
Male
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism - drug therapy
Pulmonary Embolism - etiology
Pyrazoles - therapeutic use
Pyridines - therapeutic use
Pyridones - therapeutic use
Risk Factors
Thiazoles - therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
Venous Thromboembolism - diagnosis
Venous Thromboembolism - drug therapy
Venous Thromboembolism - etiology
Venous Thrombosis - diagnosis
Venous Thrombosis - drug therapy
Venous Thrombosis - etiology
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Summary:•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.
ISSN:0049-3848
1879-2472
DOI:10.1016/j.thromres.2020.06.032