D-dimer level in COVID-19 infection: a systematic review

M Rostami, H Mansouritorghabeh - Expert review of hematology, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction COVID-19 disease has spread worldwide from December 2019 to the present
day; the early stage of this disease can be associated with high D-dimer, prolonged PT, and …

Case fatality rates for patients with COVID-19 requiring invasive mechanical ventilation. A meta-analysis

ZJ Lim, A Subramaniam, M Ponnapa Reddy… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Initial reports of case fatality rates (CFRs) among adults with coronavirus disease
(COVID-19) receiving invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) are highly variable. Objectives …

[HTML][HTML] Co-infections among patients with COVID-19: The need for combination therapy with non-anti-SARS-CoV-2 agents?

CC Lai, CY Wang, PR Hsueh - Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Co-infection has been reported in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
and Middle East respiratory syndrome, but there is limited knowledge on co-infection among …

[HTML][HTML] Secondary infections in patients hospitalized with COVID-19: incidence and predictive factors

M Ripa, L Galli, A Poli, C Oltolini, V Spagnuolo… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The aim of our study was to describe the incidence and predictive factors of
secondary infections in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods This …

Efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in severe COVID-19 patients: a single-centre retrospective cohort study

C Campochiaro, E Della-Torre, G Cavalli… - European journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Tocilizumab (TCZ), a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the interleukin-
6 (IL-6) receptor, has been proposed for the treatment of COVID-19 patients; however …

COVID-19 and comorbidities: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MS Gold, D Sehayek, S Gabrielli, X Zhang… - Postgraduate …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT SARS-CoV-2 has caused a worldwide pandemic that began with an outbreak of
pneumonia cases in the Hubei province of China. Knowledge of those most at risk is integral …

Arterial and venous thromboembolism in COVID-19: a study-level meta-analysis

BK Tan, S Mainbourg, A Friggeri, L Bertoletti… - Thorax, 2021 - thorax.bmj.com
Background The prevalence of venous thromboembolic event (VTE) and arterial
thromboembolic event (ATE) thromboembolic events in patients with COVID-19 remains …

Ventilation management and clinical outcomes in invasively ventilated patients with COVID-19 (PRoVENT-COVID): a national, multicentre, observational cohort study

M Botta, AM Tsonas, J Pillay, LS Boers… - The lancet Respiratory …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Little is known about the practice of ventilation management in patients with
COVID-19. We aimed to describe the practice of ventilation management and to establish …

Rate of Intensive Care Unit admission and outcomes among patients with coronavirus: A systematic review and Meta-analysis

SM Abate, S Ahmed Ali, B Mantfardo, B Basu - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background The rate of ICU admission among patients with coronavirus varied from 3% to
100% and the mortality was as high as 86% of admitted patients. The objective of the …

Mortality in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and corticosteroids use: a systematic review and meta-analysis

SS Hasan, T Capstick, R Ahmed, CS Kow… - Expert review of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Objectives The acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) secondary to viral pneumonitis
is one of the main causes of high mortality in patients with COVID-19 (novel coronavirus …