Amongst the death stats obsessives (yes I am included here) there has been a lot of debate around the accurate recording of cause of death.
The virus has been tightly linked to pneumonia/respiratory problems, but there is now growing evidence that Covid-19 may be responsible for blood clotting issues. This has been seen in CT Scans where high numbers of micro blood clots have been observed in the lungs, but there is now a lot of interest in high incidents of stroke in low risk patients and in Pulmonary Embolism.
The last one is possibly the most muddled, as one of the major risk factors is lying in-active in hospital.
The two most interesting things to note here, is just how difficult it makes it to accurately record cause of death, if this is a factor and the opportunity to treat patients with anti-coagulant drugs (blood thinners).
The virus has been tightly linked to pneumonia/respiratory problems, but there is now growing evidence that Covid-19 may be responsible for blood clotting issues. This has been seen in CT Scans where high numbers of micro blood clots have been observed in the lungs, but there is now a lot of interest in high incidents of stroke in low risk patients and in Pulmonary Embolism.
The last one is possibly the most muddled, as one of the major risk factors is lying in-active in hospital.
The two most interesting things to note here, is just how difficult it makes it to accurately record cause of death, if this is a factor and the opportunity to treat patients with anti-coagulant drugs (blood thinners).