Coronavirus patients taking aspirin are “47% less likely to die”

Researchers claim that coronavirus patients taking aspirin are “47% less likely to die” than patients not taking painkillers.

Low-dose pills can also reduce a patient’s chances of being admitted to an intensive care unit or ventilator by more than 40 percent.

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Experts at the University of Maryland School of Medicine (UMSOM) examined the health records of 412 coronavirus patients.

The patient was being treated for the virus at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore and three other hospitals along the east coast of the United States.

Studies published in the journal Anesthesia and analgesia It was found that about a quarter of patients were taking low doses of aspirin before or shortly after admission.

The patient was taking painkillers to control cardiovascular disease.

Experts led by Dr. Jonathan Chow, an assistant professor of anesthesiology at UMSOM, found that participants who took aspirin were 47% less likely to die from the virus in the hospital than those who did not. I found that.

The study also found that people taking aspirin daily had a 43% lower risk of being admitted to the intensive care unit.

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It also reduced the risk of patients wearing a ventilator by 44%.

Dr. Chow said the results of the study need to be confirmed through randomized clinical trials.

“If our findings are confirmed, aspirin will be the first widely available over-the-counter drug to reduce mortality in Covid-19 patients,” he added.

The researchers added that there was no difference between patients who belonged to the aspirin group and those who did not with regard to side effects of the drug, such as bleeding.

Scientists are still trying to find a vaccine for the virus, and yesterday it was revealed that an inventory of vaccines could be delivered to London hospital soon next week..

Patients diagnosed with Covid-19 are advised to consider taking aspirin daily, as long as they first check with their doctor.

Dr. Michael Mazzefy

However, this is only deployed to a small number of people, and the development of aspirin can sit side by side with treatments such as: Dexamethasone As a treatment for the patient.

COVID Is a disease that attacks the lungs and can also increase the risk of dangerous blood clots.

These blood clots can form in the blood vessels, lungs, and heart, which can be fatal to the patient.

The use of aspirin helps stop blood clots-sometimes used to treat heart disease and also to treat inflammatory conditions such as: Kawasaki disease..

In the study, Dr. Michael Mazzefy said the use of anticoagulants present in aspirin benefits Covid patients by preventing the formation of blood clots.

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