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Role of anticoagulation in lowering the mortality in hospitalized covid-19 patients
Meta-analysis of available literature
Muhammad Aamir Waheed, Khalid Rashid, Tawfik Rajab, Ahmad Rajab, Adnan H. Adnan, Harris Fayyaz, Ahmad A. Ibad, Rabia Basri, Yahya Khan, Habib I. Alhabib and Abdelnaser Elzouki
Saudi Medical Journal June 2022, 43 (6) 541-550; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.6.20220046
Muhammad Aamir Waheed
From the Department of Acute Medicine (Waheed, Rajab, Adnan, Fayyaz) University Hospitals Northampton, Northampton; from the Department of Cardioloogy (Rashid), James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Rajab), Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, England, United Kingdom; from the Department of Pathology (Ibad), Bannu Medical College, Khyber Medical University, Bannu; from the Department of Medical Education (Khan), Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan; from the Department of Anesthesia (Basri), Hamad Medical Corporation; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Elazouki), Hamad Medical Corporation and Weill Cornell Medical College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhabib), Dr. Mahasen’s Medical Complex, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
FRCP, CABIMKhalid Rashid
From the Department of Acute Medicine (Waheed, Rajab, Adnan, Fayyaz) University Hospitals Northampton, Northampton; from the Department of Cardioloogy (Rashid), James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Rajab), Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, England, United Kingdom; from the Department of Pathology (Ibad), Bannu Medical College, Khyber Medical University, Bannu; from the Department of Medical Education (Khan), Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan; from the Department of Anesthesia (Basri), Hamad Medical Corporation; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Elazouki), Hamad Medical Corporation and Weill Cornell Medical College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhabib), Dr. Mahasen’s Medical Complex, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSTawfik Rajab
From the Department of Acute Medicine (Waheed, Rajab, Adnan, Fayyaz) University Hospitals Northampton, Northampton; from the Department of Cardioloogy (Rashid), James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Rajab), Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, England, United Kingdom; from the Department of Pathology (Ibad), Bannu Medical College, Khyber Medical University, Bannu; from the Department of Medical Education (Khan), Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan; from the Department of Anesthesia (Basri), Hamad Medical Corporation; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Elazouki), Hamad Medical Corporation and Weill Cornell Medical College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhabib), Dr. Mahasen’s Medical Complex, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSAhmad Rajab
From the Department of Acute Medicine (Waheed, Rajab, Adnan, Fayyaz) University Hospitals Northampton, Northampton; from the Department of Cardioloogy (Rashid), James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Rajab), Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, England, United Kingdom; from the Department of Pathology (Ibad), Bannu Medical College, Khyber Medical University, Bannu; from the Department of Medical Education (Khan), Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan; from the Department of Anesthesia (Basri), Hamad Medical Corporation; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Elazouki), Hamad Medical Corporation and Weill Cornell Medical College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhabib), Dr. Mahasen’s Medical Complex, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSAdnan H. Adnan
From the Department of Acute Medicine (Waheed, Rajab, Adnan, Fayyaz) University Hospitals Northampton, Northampton; from the Department of Cardioloogy (Rashid), James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Rajab), Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, England, United Kingdom; from the Department of Pathology (Ibad), Bannu Medical College, Khyber Medical University, Bannu; from the Department of Medical Education (Khan), Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan; from the Department of Anesthesia (Basri), Hamad Medical Corporation; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Elazouki), Hamad Medical Corporation and Weill Cornell Medical College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhabib), Dr. Mahasen’s Medical Complex, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSHarris Fayyaz
From the Department of Acute Medicine (Waheed, Rajab, Adnan, Fayyaz) University Hospitals Northampton, Northampton; from the Department of Cardioloogy (Rashid), James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Rajab), Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, England, United Kingdom; from the Department of Pathology (Ibad), Bannu Medical College, Khyber Medical University, Bannu; from the Department of Medical Education (Khan), Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan; from the Department of Anesthesia (Basri), Hamad Medical Corporation; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Elazouki), Hamad Medical Corporation and Weill Cornell Medical College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhabib), Dr. Mahasen’s Medical Complex, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBS, MRCPAhmad A. Ibad
From the Department of Acute Medicine (Waheed, Rajab, Adnan, Fayyaz) University Hospitals Northampton, Northampton; from the Department of Cardioloogy (Rashid), James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Rajab), Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, England, United Kingdom; from the Department of Pathology (Ibad), Bannu Medical College, Khyber Medical University, Bannu; from the Department of Medical Education (Khan), Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan; from the Department of Anesthesia (Basri), Hamad Medical Corporation; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Elazouki), Hamad Medical Corporation and Weill Cornell Medical College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhabib), Dr. Mahasen’s Medical Complex, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSRabia Basri
From the Department of Acute Medicine (Waheed, Rajab, Adnan, Fayyaz) University Hospitals Northampton, Northampton; from the Department of Cardioloogy (Rashid), James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Rajab), Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, England, United Kingdom; from the Department of Pathology (Ibad), Bannu Medical College, Khyber Medical University, Bannu; from the Department of Medical Education (Khan), Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan; from the Department of Anesthesia (Basri), Hamad Medical Corporation; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Elazouki), Hamad Medical Corporation and Weill Cornell Medical College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhabib), Dr. Mahasen’s Medical Complex, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBS, CABAICYahya Khan
From the Department of Acute Medicine (Waheed, Rajab, Adnan, Fayyaz) University Hospitals Northampton, Northampton; from the Department of Cardioloogy (Rashid), James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Rajab), Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, England, United Kingdom; from the Department of Pathology (Ibad), Bannu Medical College, Khyber Medical University, Bannu; from the Department of Medical Education (Khan), Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan; from the Department of Anesthesia (Basri), Hamad Medical Corporation; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Elazouki), Hamad Medical Corporation and Weill Cornell Medical College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhabib), Dr. Mahasen’s Medical Complex, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
MBBSHabib I. Alhabib
From the Department of Acute Medicine (Waheed, Rajab, Adnan, Fayyaz) University Hospitals Northampton, Northampton; from the Department of Cardioloogy (Rashid), James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Rajab), Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, England, United Kingdom; from the Department of Pathology (Ibad), Bannu Medical College, Khyber Medical University, Bannu; from the Department of Medical Education (Khan), Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan; from the Department of Anesthesia (Basri), Hamad Medical Corporation; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Elazouki), Hamad Medical Corporation and Weill Cornell Medical College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhabib), Dr. Mahasen’s Medical Complex, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
BDMSAbdelnaser Elzouki
From the Department of Acute Medicine (Waheed, Rajab, Adnan, Fayyaz) University Hospitals Northampton, Northampton; from the Department of Cardioloogy (Rashid), James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Rajab), Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust, England, United Kingdom; from the Department of Pathology (Ibad), Bannu Medical College, Khyber Medical University, Bannu; from the Department of Medical Education (Khan), Pak International Medical College, Peshawar, Pakistan; from the Department of Anesthesia (Basri), Hamad Medical Corporation; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Elazouki), Hamad Medical Corporation and Weill Cornell Medical College of Qatar, Doha, Qatar; from the Department of Internal Medicine (Alhabib), Dr. Mahasen’s Medical Complex, Al Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
FRCP, PhDReferences
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