Pulmonary thromboembolism in critical ill COVID-19 patients

Affiliations

¹ Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. Electronic address: michelescialpi1@gmail.com.
² Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
³ Division of Radiology, Budrio Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
⁴ Division of Radiology 1, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
⁵ Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

Comment

Michele Scialpi et al. Int J Infect Dis. 2020 Jun.

. 2020 Jun:95:361-362.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.04.056. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

¹ Division of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Surgical and Biomedical Sciences, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. Electronic address: michelescialpi1@gmail.com.
² Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
³ Division of Radiology, Budrio Hospital, Bologna, Italy.
⁴ Division of Radiology 1, Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
⁵ Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, University Hospital Perugia, Perugia, Italy.

Abstract

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COVID-19 in critically ill patients causes death not only from pneumonia but also from multiple organ injuries.
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In critically ill COVID-19 patients with pneumonia, pulmonary thromboembolism may be considered.
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In critically ill COVID-19 patients, contrast-enhanced computed tomography of the chest is mandatory to assess parenchymal patterns and to diagnose pulmonary thromboembolism.

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