Background: Peripherally inserted peripheral catheter (PICC) use is associated with many complications including line related thromboembolism. Several studies and meta- analyses confirmed the increased risk to develop venous thromboembolism in non-O blood group patients. We wanted to assess the association between PICC line related thromboembolism and the ABO blood group. Methods: Our study sample consisted [...]

Case Presentation: Sump syndrome is a rare complication of side-to-side choledochoduodenostomy (CDD). CDD used to be a common surgical procedure done in the era before endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). After side-to-side CDD, the CBD between the anastomosis and the ampulla of Vater becomes a potential sump (a recess or reservoir serving a drain for liquids). [...]

Case Presentation: A 68-year-old white male with a history of Factor V Leiden, deep vein thromboses (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), atrial fibrillation, and hyperthyroidism on warfarin therapy for 12 years presented to the emergency department (ED) with acutely worsening, bilateral, black, necrotic ulcerations of his lower extremities with associated edema, purpura, and progressive sloughing of [...]