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ReviewJournal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives2023

Long COVID and Wavering Incidence of Pulmonary Embolism: A Systematic Review.

Bushra Shah, Mah Noor Ahmad, Musfira Khalid, Amna Minhas, Ramsha Ali, Zouina Sarfraz, Azza Sarfraz

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Review in Journal of community hospital internal medicine perspectives, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. A proposed approach to pulmonary long COVID: a viewpoint.The European respiratory journal · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bushra ShahFatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Mah Noor AhmadFatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Musfira KhalidFatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Amna MinhasFatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Ramsha AliFatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Zouina SarfrazFatima Jinnah Medical University, Lahore, Pakistan.
Azza SarfrazThe Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Fatima Jinnah Medical University · PK

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a serious medical condition that can occur as a result of venous thromboembolism (VTE). COVID-19, also known as Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection (PASC), can potentially lead to PE due to the formation of blood clots in the lungs. This study aims to collate and report trends of PE in patients with long COVID (4-12 weeks since infection) and post-COVID-19 syndrome (>12 weeks since infection). The study adhered to PRISMA Statement 2020 guidelines, and a systematic search was conducted in four databases. In total, nine observational studies were included with a total patient count of 45,825,187. The incidence of PE with long COVID/post-COVID-19 syndrome was seen among 31,885 individuals out of 44,967,887 participants. The incidence rate of PE was observed as 0.07%, given that the studies included matched controls. While we cannot state with certainty that COVID-19 infection in itself leads to higher risks of PE at a later time, this study emphasizes the need for optimized care and longitudinal studies during the COVID-19 era to account for deviations from the norm.

Indexed as

Long COVIDPost-COVID-19 syndromePulmonary embolismSARS-CoV-2Thromboembolic disorder

Identifiers

PMID37868668
PMCPMC10589046
OpenAlexW4386399873

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