The incidence of pulmonary thromboembolism in COVID-19 patients admitted to the intensive care unit: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of observational studies

Abstract Objectives Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection is associated with a prothrombotic state. We performed a meta-analysis of proportions to estimate the weighted average incidence of pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE) in COVID-19 patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU...

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Main Authors: Jun Jie Ng, Zhen Chang Liang, Andrew M. T. L. Choong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Journal of Intensive Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-021-00535-x