The incidence of thrombosis with co-occurring thrombocytopenia prior to the SARS-CoV2 pandemic: A population-based study.
PLoS One
; 19(5): e0301359, 2024.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS) is a very rare prothrombotic disorder that is a safety concern for some COVID-19 vaccines. We aimed to devise a case definition to estimate the incidence of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia as a proxy for TTS in a national insurance claims database.METHODS:
We conducted a retrospective observational study using the National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD) in Taiwan over the three-year period prior to the SARS-COV-2 pandemic (2017-2019). Our case definition was all patients with newly diagnosed thrombosis co-occurring with a diagnosis of thrombocytopenia within seven days before or after the thrombosis diagnosis. Cases were identified using International Classification of Disease-10 codes.FINDINGS:
We identified 2010 patients with newly diagnosed thrombosis co-occurring with thrombocytopenia during the study period. The mean age was 64.71 years; femalemale ratio 11.45. The most frequent thrombotic events were coronary artery disease (18.81%), cerebral infarction (16.87%), and disseminated intravascular coagulation (13.13%). Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis was rare (<0.1%). The average annual incidence rate of co-occurring new diagnoses of thrombosis and thrombocytopenia was 2.84 per 100 000 population. Incidence rates were higher in men than women, except in 20-39 year-olds (higher in females). 20.6% of patients died within the first month after diagnosis.INTERPRETATION:
We observed that the demographic and clinical characteristics of thrombosis with co-occurring thrombocytopenia using our case definition is different from that of TTS. Further research is needed to refine the case definition of TTS in the post-COVID-19 vaccination period.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Trombocitopenia
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Trombose
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COVID-19
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2024
Tipo de documento:
Article