Autopsy Findings and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Covid-19

Re:Autopsy Findings and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients w... by acqq on Friday May 08, 2020 @03:56AM (#23112442)

Most important lines:

"Setting: Autopsies performed at a single academic medical center, as mandated by the German federal state of Hamburg for patients dying with a polymerase chain reaction–confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19."

"Patients: The first 12 consecutive COVID-19–positive deaths."

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Re:Autopsy Findings and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients w... by _Microft on Friday May 08, 2020 @04:38AM (#23112704)

Yes, this stood out. The same judgement applied to a selection of cases that is not hand-picked (first N cases, except for having to choose a value of N) sounds like a good basis.

Maybe something good comes out of this, e.g. saving patients by treating them with anticoagulants preventively or something like that.

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Re:Autopsy Findings and Venous Thromboembolism in Patients w... by ncr100 on Friday May 08, 2020 @07:11AM (#23113464)

Not the first discussion of DVTs and C19, not just Germany.

Some rando redditor 'surgeon' (?) weeks ago talked about the virus irritating cells, to me suggesting some cells would succumb, burst and clot.

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