“Half of corona patients in intensive care have clots” | Inland

The research was conducted in three Dutch hospitals: the Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), the Amphia Hospital in Breda and the Rotterdam Erasmus Medical Center. Doctors worldwide have already noticed that patients with Covid-19 also have thrombosis symptoms. This research now shows how big the problem really is.

“We did not know that so many corona patients had a thrombosis complication,” said Professor of Internal Medicine Menno Huisman (LUMC), who led the study together with internist Rik Endeman (Erasmus MC). “The results have been received with surprise worldwide. Until now, the main focus was on infections in the lungs and their consequences, but not on thrombosis complications. ”

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