Meeting
Abstract Number: 277
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
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 […]