COVID-19 Research Paper Volume 13, Issue 2 pp 1591—1607
Coagulation dysfunction in ICU patients with coronavirus disease 2019 in Wuhan, China: a retrospective observational study of 75 fatal cases
- 1 Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
- 2 Department of Infectious Diseases, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
- 3 Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of GuangZhou Medical University, GuangZhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Guangzhou, Guangdong, PR China
- 4 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
- 5 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China
- 6 Department of Critical Care Medicine, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, PR China
- 7 Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease, Jinyintan Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
- 8 Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, PR China
- 9 Research Center for Translational Medicine, Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, Hubei, PR China
- 10 Joint Laboratory of Infectious Diseases and Health, Wuhan Institute of Virology and Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hubei, PR China
Received: August 24, 2020 Accepted: October 27, 2020 Published: December 9, 2020
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.202223How to Cite
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Abstract
Coagulation dysfunction in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has not been well described, and the efficacy of anticoagulant therapy is unclear. In this study, we retrospectively reviewed 75 fatal COVID-19 cases who were admitted to the intensive care unit at Jinyintan Hospital (Wuhan, China). The median age of the cases was 67 (62–74) years, and 47 (62.7%) were male. Fifty patients (66.7%) were diagnosed with disseminated intra-vascular coagulation. Approximately 90% of patients had elevated D-dimer and fibrinogen degradation products, which decreased continuously after anticoagulant treatment and was accompanied by elevated albumin (all P<0.05). The median survival time of patients treated with anticoagulant was 9.0 (6.0–14.0) days compared with 7.0 (3.0–10.0) days in patients without anticoagulant therapy (P=0.008). After anticoagulation treatment, C-reactive protein levels decreased (P=0.004), as did high-sensitivity troponin (P=0.018), lactate dehydrogenase (P<0.001), and hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase (P<0.001). In conclusion, coagulation disorders were widespread among fatal COVID-19 cases. Anticoagulant treatment partially improved hypercoagulability, prolonged median survival time, and may have postponed inflammatory processes and cardiac injury.
Abbreviations
COVID-19: coronavirus disease 2019; ICUs: intensive care units; IQR: interquartile range; WBC: white blood cell; RBC: red blood cell; HGB: hemoglobin; PLT: platelet; CRP: c-reactive protein; PCT: procalcitonin; FDP: fibrinogen degradation products; Fbg: fibrinogen; TT: thromboplastin time; PT: prothrombin time; PTA: PT activity; APTT: activated partial TT; AT-III: antithrombin III; DIC: disseminated intra-vascular coagulation; ALB: albumin; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; Cr: creatinine; IL: interleukin; hsTNI: high-sensitivity troponin; LDH: lactic dehydrogenase; HBDH: hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase; CK: creatine kinase; CK-MB: creatine kinase-MB; JAAM: Japanese Association for Acute Medicine; SOFA: sequential organ failure assessment; HFNC: High flow nasal cannula; NIV: noninvasive ventilation; IMV: invasive mechanical ventilation; ECMO: extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; LMWH: low molecular weight heparin.