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Discussion for evaluating 28-day mortality of severe COVID-19 patients treated with unfractionated heparin or low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) compared to control group

  • dosages used were relatively low, so researchers hypothesize higher doses may have stronger effects

  • anticoagulant treatment for sepsis-induced DIC is controversial

  • sepsis and coagulation patterns in COVID-19 cases may not be comparable to sepsis in other cases

  • treatment not randomly assigned

  • patients may not be representative due to limited supplies during outbreak period

  • treatments may have changed over the 6-week enrollment period

  • further studies are needed to evaluate effectiveness of anticoagulants in COVID-19 patients

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Updated 2020-06-19

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SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)

Biomedical Sciences