Recent Findings in COVID-19 Described by Researchers from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Racial Disparities In Covid-19 Associated Pulmonary Embolism: a Multicenter Cohort Study)

摘要

2021 SEP 21 (NewsRx) - By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Disease Prevention Daily - Investigators discuss new findings in Coronavirus - COVID-19. According to news reporting out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, by NewsRx editors, research stated, "Thromboembolism is a recognized component of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) disease. However, research into racial disparities in COVID-19-related pulmonary embolism is limited." Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, "In this retrospective cohort study, we examined adults diagnosed with COVID-19 between January 20 and September 30, 2020, using a multicenter electronic health record dataset of over 73 million patients (TriNetX), mostly in the USA. The main study outcomes were development of pulmonary embolism or mortality within 30 days of COVID-19 diagnosis. Secondary outcome analysis included hospitalization, mechanical ventilation, and ICU admission within 30 days of diagnosis, as well as lab values within 0-1 days of diagnosis. Sociodemographic and clinical variables were used to create balanced cohorts via propensity matching.