Continuation of therapeutic dose heparin for critically ill patients with COVID-19

Charlotte A. Bradbury, Patrick R. Lawler, Bryan J. McVerry, Ryan Zarychanski, on behalf of the REMAP-C. A. P. Investigators, Shailesh Bihari, Allen C. Cheng

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Abstract

Randomized trials demonstrated improved clinical outcomes when therapeutic-dose heparin is administered to non-critically ill patients hospitalized for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and this is now recommended in practice guidelines. In contrast, clinical trials showed that therapeutic-dose heparin is not beneficial, and potentially harmful, when initiated in critically ill patients. Therefore, it is uncertain whether therapeutic-dose heparin should continue or be dose reduced when a patient transitions from non-critically ill to critically ill...
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)873-875
Number of pages3
JournalIntensive Care Medicine
Volume49
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2023

Keywords

  • COVID-19
  • Heparin
  • Drug therapy
  • Patient outcomes

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