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ArticleActa bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis2021

Spontaneous abdominal bleeding associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection: causality or coincidence?

Bruno Sposato, Leonardo Croci, Maurizio Di Tomassi, Camilla Puttini, Carmela Olivieri, Mario Alessandri, Maria Cristina Ronchi, Elisa Donati, Alessio Garcea, Angelica Brazzi and 26 more

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Article in Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

36 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bruno SposatoPneumology Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy; Experimental Medicine and Systems, "PhD program" Department of Systems Medicine University of Rome "Tor Vergata". bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Leonardo CrociUOC Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. leonardo.croci@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Maurizio Di TomassiUOC Pneumologia, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. maurizio.ditomassi@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Camilla PuttiniUOC Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. camilla.puttini@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Carmela OlivieriUOC Pneumologia, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. carmela.olivieri@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Mario AlessandriUOC Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. mario.alessandri@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Maria Cristina RonchiUOC Pneumologia, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. mariacristina.ronchi@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Elisa DonatiUOC Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. elisa.donati@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Alessio GarceaUOC Pneumologia, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. alessio.garcea@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Angelica BrazziUOC Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. angelica.brazzi@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Maria Giovanna MiglioriniUOC Pneumologia, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. mgiovanna.migliorini@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Silvia ChigiottiUOC Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. silvia.chigiotti@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Nikolaos NikiforakisUOC Pneumologia, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. nikolaos.nikiforakis@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Tiziana CarliUOC Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. tiziana.carli@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Elena CannetiUOC Pneumologia, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. elena.canneti@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Francesco StrambioUOC Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. francesco.strambio@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Cristina CelliniUOC Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. cristina.cellini@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Claudia NardangeliPneumology Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Maria Pia AllegriUOC Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Misericordia di Grosseto. mariapia.allegri@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Francesco BianchiPneumology Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Claudio BettiniPneumology Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy; Cardiothoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Marco PerruzzaPneumology Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Nicola LanzaronePneumology Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Lucia ValentiniPneumology Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Paolo OrselliPneumology Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Marco SolariCardiology Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Salvatore CardaciInfectious Disease Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Marco NofriInfectious Disease Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Giorgia AngeliInfectious Disease Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Francesca ManganiInfectious Disease Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Elio AloiaInfectious Disease Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Alessandro LanariInfectious Disease Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. bru.sposato@gmail.com.
Marta CorridiIntensive Care Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. marta.corridi@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Genni SpargiIntensive Care Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. genni.spargi@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Antonio PerrellaPneumology Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. antonio.perrella@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Cesira NencioniInfectious Disease Department, USL SUDEST, Toscana, Misericordia Hospital, Grosseto, Italy. cesira.nencioni@uslsudest.toscana.it.
Ospedale Misericordia - Grosseto · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Authors present 6 cases of abdominal bleeding associated with COVID-19, representing 1.35% of all hospitalized COVID-19 patients and hypothesize that there could be, although not very frequently, a relationship between SARS-CoV2 and bleeding. They excluded a side effect of the low molecular weight heparin therapy that all patients underwent during the course of the disease or other possible causes. Alterations of the coagulation state or a weakness of the vascular wall due toa presumed endotheliitis SARS-CoV-2 infection induced, are hypothesized by the authors. Investigation and follow-up for possible hemorrhagic problems in patients with COVID-19 is recommended. In particular, clinicians should be vigilant about retroperitoneal hemorrhage in COVID-19 patients. In addition to the fact that these patients are being treated with anticoagulants, anemia and abdominal pain are the signs that should lead us to suspect this type of haemorrhage. More studies are needed to understand if COVID-19 can be directly associated with bleeding. (www.actabiomedica.it)

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COVID-19SARS-CoV-2AnticoagulantsHemorrhageHumansRNA, ViralAnticoagulantsRNA, Viral

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PMID33988163
PMCPMC8182584
OpenAlexW3163827091

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