RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Endovascular thrombectomy for critical lower limb ischaemia in a patient with COVID-19
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e244941
DO 10.1136/bcr-2021-244941
VO 14
IS 11
A1 Subhash Kumar
A1 Anup Kumar
A1 Ruchi Sinha
A1 Mala Mahto
YR 2021
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/14/11/e244941.abstract
AB Hypercoagulable and proinflammatory states induced by the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) lead to thrombotic and embolic events. In this case report, the authors describe how they successfully managed acute critical limb ischaemia in a patient of COVID-19 illness with severe pulmonary disease and high thrombus burden in the infrapopliteal arteries.