Should We Urgently Modify the Management of SARS-CoV-2 Infected Patients Suffering from Acute Limb Ischaemia?

Abstract

In their paper, Behrendt et al.1 explored whether there was an association between the COVID-19 pandemic and in hospital mortality in patients admitted with a vascular emergency. The data were drawn from health insurance claims using ICD-10 and OPS codes. The authors concluded that confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection was associated with increased mortality in patients with stroke, transient ischaemic attack, and acute limb ischaemia (ALI).1 These results are of importance since this study contributes to the search for optimal vascular disease management during the current pandemic.