Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Using Antiplatelet Drugs Uptake in Decreasing Mortality in COVID-19 Patients

Abstract

Background: Viscoelastic coagulation testing in COVID-19 patients often found elevated concentrations of D-dimer and fibrinogen. Thrombotic complications can be in the form of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), where this thrombotic disease is one of the factors associated with increased mortality of COVID-19 patients. This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of antiplatelet drugs in reducing mortality in COVID-19 patients. Subjects and Method: This is a meta-analysis study using PRISMA flowchart guidelines. The article search process was carried out between 2020-2021 using PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and Scopus databases. The article search was carried out by considering the eligibility criteria defined in the PICO model. Population= COVID-19 patients, Intervention= using antiplatelet drugs, Comparison= not using anticoagulant drugs, Outcome= mortality. The keywords used were "antiplatelet" AND "mortality" AND "COVID-19". The inclusion criteria used were English full-text cohort papers and the relationship measure used as the adjusted odds ratio (aOR). Based on the database, 9 articles fulfilled the inclusion criteria. The analysis was carried out using RevMan 5.3 software.