Department of Medicine, Unity Hospital, Rochester Regional Health, Rochester NY, USA
Mini Review
Acute Limb Ischemia in SARS-CoV-2: An Underappreciated Thrombotic Complication
Author(s): Andras Szeles, Nayef T El-Daher, Neil Lachant and Toufic A Rizk*
The high degree of variability in clinical severity and presentation among patients infected with SARS-CoV-2
continues to be an ongoing challenge for physicians managing the disease. In addition to acute respiratory distress
syndrome, multi-organ dysfunction and shock state, there are now well recognized pro-inflammatory, hypercoagulable
and pro-thrombotic complications associated with this infection. Acute Limb Ischemia (ALI) in particular has been
documented with increasing frequency during the course of the pandemic with variable management strategies and
outcomes. Herein we review the current state of the literature as it pertains to the epidemiology, diagnosis and
management of ALI in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection. .. View more»