Low-dose aspirin may have a role in protecting the lungs and decreasing the need for ventilators, suggest researchers.

In a report published in the journal Anesthesia & Analgesia, researchers stated that aspirin could keep patients out of ICUs and could also decrease the risk of death, possibly by preventing blood clots. Researchers assessed the records of 412 patients admitted to US hospitals from March through July 2020. Nearly 24% of the patients received aspirin within 24 hours of hospital admission, or in the seven days prior to hospitalization. Aspirin use was found to be associated with a 44% decline in mechanical ventilation, a 43% reduction in ICU admission, and a 47% decrease in in-hospital mortality… (CNN, March 18, 2021)