Digital Ischemia in COVID-19 Patients: Case Report.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jhsa.2020.04.024 and PMC identifier 7190469.
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Abstract
As coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) continues to cause an immense burden on the global health care systems, it is crucial to understand the breadth of this disease process. Recent reports identified hypercoagulability in a subset of critically ill patients and extremity ischemia in an even smaller cohort. Because abnormal coagulation parameters and extremity ischemia have been shown to correlate with poor disease prognosis, understanding how to treat these patients is crucial. To better describe the identification and management of this phenomenon, we present 2 cases of critically ill patients with COVID-19 who developed fingertip ischemia while in the intensive care unit.
Medical subject headings
- Coronavirus Infections
- Fingers
- Ischemia
- Pneumonia, Viral