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Authors:
Abrashev, Hristo; Ananiev, Julian; Georgieva, Ekaterina
Title:
Case Report: Spontaneous Left Inferior Epigastric Artery Injury in a COVID-19 Female Patient Undergoing Anticoagulation Therapy
Date of Issue:
2023
Is Part of:
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023, 12(5), Art. number 1842
Publisher:
MDPI
Identifiers:
DOI: 10.3390/jcm12051842 [other]
Type:
Article
Language:
eng
Subject:
anticoagulant therapy; COVID-19; massive retroperitoneal hematoma; SARS-CoV-2 infection; spontaneous retroperitoneal bleeding
Abstract:
Since the beginning of the pandemic, a recommendation was made for the use of anticoagulants in high-risk hospitalized patients. This therapeutic approach has positive and negative effects regarding the outcome of the disease. Anticoagulant therapy prevents thromboembolic events, but it can also lead to spontaneous hematoma formation, or be accompanied by massive active bleeding. We present a 63-year-old COVID-19-positive female patient with a massive retroperitoneal hematoma and spontaneous left inferior epigastric artery injury.
