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. 2022 Sep 20;12(5):331–349. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v12.i5.331

Table 3.

Frequency of venous thromboembolic complications in coronavirus disease 2019 patients

Ref.
Proportion
Cumulative incidence
Median follow-up
Patients
Cui et al[59] 20/81 (25%) NR NR ICU patients
Klok et al[60] 68/184 (37%) 57% or 49% adjusted for competing risk of death 14 d ICU patients only.19 PE were limited to subsegmental arteries.65/68 venous events were PE (95.6%)
Poissy et al[61] VTE 22.2% of 54 ICU admitted
Helms et al[44] 27/150 (18%) NR NR ICU patients with ARDS 25/27 events were PE (92.5%)
Poissy et al[61] PE only 22/107 (20.6%) 20.4% calculated at ICU day 15 6 d ICU only
Middeldorp et al[63] Venous thromboembolism 39% of COVID-19 ICU cases 74 patients
Llitjos et al[64] DVT: 18/26 (69%); PE: 6/26 (23%) NR NR ICU patients. Systematic ultrasound screening
Léonard-Lorant et al[183] PE only 32/106 (30%) NR NR 24/32 (75%) PE-positive patients were in the ICU
Grillet et al[184] PE only 23/100 (23%) NR NR Ward: 6/61 (9.8%); ICU: 17/39 (43.6%)
Middeldorp et al[63] 33/198 (17%) 15% at 7 d; 34% at 14 d 5 d Ward: 4/123 (3.3%); ICU: 35/75 (47%); 11 (5.4%) clots detected on screening 11/33 events were PE (33%)
Lodigiani et al[185] 16/362 (4.4%) 21% (time not reported) 10 d ICU 4/48(8.3%); Ward 12/314 (3.8%)
Thomas et al[186] 6/63 (9%) 27% 8 d ICU patients
Cattaneo et al[108] DVT only 0/388 (0%) NR NR Non-ICU Ward 64 patients had screening ultrasound. All negative

DVT: Deep vein thrombosis; ICU: Intensive care unit; NR: Not reported; PE: Pulmonary embolism.