Background: Accumulating evidence suggests that coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is associated with hypercoagulative status, particularly for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit However, the prevalence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in these patients under routine prophylactic anticoagulation remains unknown A meta-analysis was performed to evaluate the prevalence of VTE in these patients by pooling the results of these observational studies
Prevalence of Venous Thromboembolism in Critically Ill Patients With Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Meta-Analysis