Abstract

COVID-19 infection caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) in China led to a pandemic all over the world. Although mortality rate between 4.3% to 14.6%, studies have shown that coagulation dysfunction is a major cause of death in patients with severe COVID-19 infection. The majority of the severely ill patients have underlying disease (i.e. diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension) and initially present with respiratory insufficiency but some of them progress to systemic disease causing multiple organ dysfunction. This manuscript reviews coagulation system abnormalities in patients with COVID-19 infection.

Keywords: COVID-19, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Sepsis

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Gürlek Gökçebay D, Özbek NY. Coagulation System Abnormalities in Patients With COVID-19 Infection. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 24 [cited 2025 Aug. 23];14:37-40. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/1207