Adam CukerEric K. TsengRobby NieuwlaatPantep AngchaisuksiriClifton BlairKathryn DaneJennifer DavilaMaria T. DeSanchoDavid DiuguidDaniel O. GriffinSusan R. KahnFrederikus A. KlokAlfred Ian LeeIgnacio NeumannAshok PaiMenaka PaiMarc RighiniKristen M. SanfilippoDeborah SiegalMike SkaraKamshad TouriElie A. AklImad Bou AklMary BoulosRomina Brignardello-PetersenRana CharideMatthew ChanKarin DearnessAndrea J. DarziPhilipp KolbLuis E. Colunga-LozanoRazan MansourGian Paolo MorganoRami Z. MorsiAtefeh NooriThomas PiggottYuan QiuYetiani RoldanFinn SchünemannAdrienne StevensKarla SoloMatthew VentrescaWojtek WierciochReem A. MustafaHolger J. SchünemannRamathibodi HospitalMichael G. DeGroote School of MedicineSchool of MedicineAlbert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Medizinische FakultätL'Hôpital d'OttawaAmerican University of BeirutKing Hussein Cancer CenterMcMaster UniversityPontificia Universidad Católica de ChileThe University of ChicagoMcMaster University, Faculty of Health SciencesUniversitätsklinikum FreiburgPenn MedicineWashington University School of Medicine in St. LouisNew York Presbyterian HospitalYale School of MedicineKaiser PermanenteSaint Michael's Hospital University of TorontoLeids Universitair Medisch CentrumVagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsSt. Joseph's Healthcare HamiltonHôpitaux Universitaires de GenèveUniversidad de GuadalajaraUniversity of Kansas Medical CenterAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva UniversityOttawa Hospital Research InstituteThe Johns Hopkins HospitalResearch and DevelopmentProhealth NY2022-08-042022-08-042021-02-09Blood Advances. Vol.5, No.3 (2021), 872-88824739537247395292-s2.0-85101210704https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/78448Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related critical illness and acute illness are associated with a risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Objective: These evidence-based guidelines of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) are intended to support patients, clinicians, and other health care professionals in decisions about the use of anticoagulation for thromboprophylaxis for patients with COVID-19-related critical illness and acute illness who do not have confirmed or suspected VTE. Methods: ASH formed a multidisciplinary guideline panel and applied strict management strategies to minimize potential bias from conflicts of interest. The panel included 3 patient representatives. The McMaster University GRADE Centre supported the guideline-development process, including performing systematic evidence reviews (up to 19 August 2020). The panel prioritized clinical questions and outcomes according to their importance for clinicians and patients. The panel used the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach, including GRADE Evidence-to-Decision frameworks, to assess evidence and make recommendations, which were subject to public comment. Results: The panel agreed on 2 recommendations. The panel issued conditional recommendations in favor of prophylactic-intensity anticoagulation over intermediate-intensity or therapeutic-intensity anticoagulation for patients with COVID-19-related critical illness or acute illness who do not have confirmed or suspected VTE. Conclusions: These recommendations were based on very low certainty in the evidence, underscoring the need for high-quality, randomized controlled trials comparing different intensities of anticoagulation. They will be updated using a living recommendation approach as new evidence becomes available.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.1182/bloodadvances.2020003763