Mortality and risk factors associated with pulmonary embolism in coronavirus disease 2019 patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract To determine, in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, the associations of pulmonary embolism (PE) with mortality and risk factors for PE as well as the therapeutic benefit of anticoagulant prophylaxis. Embase, PubMed, Cochrane controlled trials register, and Web of S...

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Main Authors: Carlos Andrés Gómez, Cheuk-Kwan Sun, I-Ting Tsai, Yang-Pei Chang, Ming-Chung Lin, I-Yin Hung, Ying-Jen Chang, Li-Kai Wang, Yao-Tsung Lin, Kuo-Chuan Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95512-7