"Self solution can be perilous"
Having said that, the term of anticoagulation relies upon the seriousness of the sickness (Covid contamination) and patients' prior ailments like coronary illness, mind stroke, diabetes, hypertension, kidney infection and so forth "You should consistently counsel a specialist prior to taking anticoagulants. Try not to take anticoagulants unpredictably without a medicine from an expert specialist like irresistible illness trained professional or pulmonologist or clinical expert and so forth," adds Dr Panda.
Discussing the part of blood thinners, Dr Atul Limaye, Interventional Cardiologist, Fortis Hospital Mulund says, "Preferably, blood thinners are hostile to platelet specialists. Their job is to forestall blood thickening on the harsh surface of the vein (atherogenic plaque). This medication is utilized generally in heart and diabetic patients who are demonstrated to foster clusters. In COVID-19, the Thromboembolism Phenomena (blood coagulating) is exceptionally high, and numerous patients present with a Heart Attack, Paralytic Attack/Stroke, etc. In this manner, to forestall these, we are utilizing blood more slender meds."
He cautions against self-solution of blood thinners, calling it 'perilous'. "In COVID19 we are utilizing a blend of against platelet and hostile to coagulating specialists, yet there is a particular length that relies upon the blood report like D-Dimer and Fibrinogen. Numerous individuals have a few irregularities in their coagulating instrument, and without investigating that on the off chance that they burn-through these prescriptions, they will land up with a draining capacity eventually. So, it ought to be thought about solely after conversing with a wellbeing master," adds Dr Limaye.
Numerous specialists feel that blood thinners are endorsed more than they are required. Blood thinners should be given at a specific period of the COVID contamination or during the recuperation stage when the danger of blood clump development is high. "You need to recollect that in 70 to 80 % patients don't have side effects and out of them numerous simply have this infection in the body with positively no response from the body to the infection. Such patients may not need any blood thinners, however that must be constantly checked by the treating specialist and doing certain tests to recognize irritation."
Who needs blood thinners?
As indicated by Dr Panda, individuals who are now on blood thinners for prior ailments like coronary illness, heart valve infection or stroke should keep taking blood thinners during the COVID treatment and post COVID.
Individuals who have provocative markers that incline them to a higher danger of blood cluster development should take blood thinners. A specialist's recommended tests will decide this. "On the off chance that an individual's every one of the fiery markers are ordinary, he/she doesn't have side effects and doesn't have any previous ailments like coronary illness, hypertension, kidney infection and so on, at that point in such a situation blood thinners are not needed. Be that as it may, consistently counsel your primary care physician for precise treatment," adds Dr Panda.