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. 2022 Oct 11;11(20):5997. doi: 10.3390/jcm11205997
Conclusion-Recommendation:
  • All hospitalized patients with COVID-19 should at least receive timely prophylactic anticoagulation. In the case of high risk for bleeding/active bleeding, mechanical prophylaxis should be used.

  • In high thrombotic risk, non-critically ill (non-ICU) patients, a therapeutic dose of heparin (LMWH/UFH) is recommended, taking into consideration the individual patient’s bleeding risk. The role of the intermediate dose heparin in such patients has not been adequately studied in RCTs.

  • For critically ill (ICU) patients, higher dosages do not offer a benefit and increase the bleeding risk; therefore, a prophylactic dosage should be administered, preferably with LMWH/UFH.