Table 1

Sites of thrombosis and major hemorrhage and treatment received by patients

VariableNo. (%)
Sites of thrombosis  
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis 67 (45) 
Intracerebral/subarachnoid hemorrhage 35 (23) 
Arterial (eg, limb ischemia and stroke) 32 (21) 
Lower extremity deep venous thrombosis 17 (11) 
Pulmonary embolus 40 (27) 
Splanchnic vein thrombosis (eg, mesenteric, portal, and hepatic) 23 (16) 
Treatment received  
Intravenous immunoglobulin 108 (73) 
Systemic corticosteroids (oral prednisolone/ dexamethasone or intravenous methylprednisolone) 85 (57) 
Nonheparin anticoagulation (eg, fondaparinux, argatroban, and direct-acting oral anticoagulants) 106 (72) 
Low-molecular-weight heparin 24 (16) 
Unfractionated heparin 8 (5) 
Surgical/interventional radiology intervention 19 (13) 
Platelet transfusion 16 (11) 
PEX 18 (12) 
VariableNo. (%)
Sites of thrombosis  
Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis 67 (45) 
Intracerebral/subarachnoid hemorrhage 35 (23) 
Arterial (eg, limb ischemia and stroke) 32 (21) 
Lower extremity deep venous thrombosis 17 (11) 
Pulmonary embolus 40 (27) 
Splanchnic vein thrombosis (eg, mesenteric, portal, and hepatic) 23 (16) 
Treatment received  
Intravenous immunoglobulin 108 (73) 
Systemic corticosteroids (oral prednisolone/ dexamethasone or intravenous methylprednisolone) 85 (57) 
Nonheparin anticoagulation (eg, fondaparinux, argatroban, and direct-acting oral anticoagulants) 106 (72) 
Low-molecular-weight heparin 24 (16) 
Unfractionated heparin 8 (5) 
Surgical/interventional radiology intervention 19 (13) 
Platelet transfusion 16 (11) 
PEX 18 (12) 

Patients may have had thrombus in multiple sites as well as receiving multiple treatment modalities.

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