COVID: coagulopathy, ?increasing the mortality
An interesting small study found that more than ½ of patients dying from Covid-12 had autopsy evidence of venous thromboembolism (see https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/2765934/autopsy-findings-venous-thromboembolism-patients-covid-19-prospective-cohort-study or DOI: 10.7326/M20-2003 ) Details: -- 12 consecutive Covid-10 positive deaths in a single academic medical center in Hamburg, Germany -- autopsies are mandated there for all patients dying with a PCR-confirmed diagnoses of Covid-19 -- complete autopsies were done, as well as postmortem CT, and histopathologic and virologic studies -- median age 73, 75% male, 10 deaths in hospital/2 outpatient -- comorbidities: CAD 50%, COPD 25% -- D-dimer was available for only 5 people: median 495, CRP median 189 mg/L, LDH was 470 U/L (normal up to 280) Results: -- DVT: in 7 of the 12 (58%), none had suspected DVT -...