Open AccessA proposal for staging COVID‐19 coagulopathy
Author(s) -
Thachil Jecko,
Cushman Mary,
Srivastava Alok
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
research and practice in thrombosis and haemostasis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2475-0379
DOI - 10.1002/rth2.12372
Subject(s) - coagulopathy , covid-19 , intensive care medicine , medicine , coronavirus , pandemic , disease , surgery , virology , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) is associated with significant hypercoagulability. However, despite prophylactic anticoagulation, critically ill patients with this condition develop thromboses. This forum discusses the lungs as the epicenter for the hemostatic issues, puts forward a proposal for staging COVID‐19 coagulopathy based on available diagnostic markers, and suggest considering current and future treatment options based on these different stages.