Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a frequent and highly lethal complication, affecting 51% of sepsis cases treated in the intensive care unit (ICU). Since DIC is not merely a complication but is involved in the pathogenesis of organ …

Sepsis is a life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by dysregulated host responses [ 1 ]. Over 48 million people become septic globally each year, with 11 million dying from the disease, representing nearly 20% of all deaths in the world [ 2 ]. A …

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is systemic coagulant disorder caused by underlying diseases, such as severe infection, malignant tumor, liver failure, and vascular disorders. This syndrome is characterized by bleeding tendency with …

Uterine angioleiomyoma is a benign tumor composed of smooth muscle cells and thick-walled vessels [ 1 ]. There are no reports on the incidence of this disease, but it is expected to be very rare. Uterine angioleiomyoma presents as a lower abdominal …

Acute kidney injury (AKI) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is associated with a higher mortality rate, with a close relationship between AKI severity and death [ 1 , 2 ]. AKI has also been reported to be associated with worse long-term outcome: …

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis caused by the spirochete Leptospira interrogans . Human infection results from direct exposure to infected urine of carrier mammals, or from soil or water contaminated by wild mammals. Clinical manifestations vary from …

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a common and critical complication in sepsis, and the mortality increases considerably when septic patients develop DIC. Gando et al. [ 1 ] reported that the prevalence of DIC in patients with severe …

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a life-threatening clinical condition, which provokes organ dysfunction and bleeding tendency [ 1 ]. Patients with DIC generally have some underlying diseases. Chronic DIC is sometimes observed in …

In patients with advanced, progressive, somatostatin-receptor-positive midgut neuroendocrine tumors (NET), targeted treatment with the radiolabeled somatostatin analog 177 Lu-Dotatate is utilized as second-line systemic therapy after somatostatin …

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is a pathological condition wherein the coagulation system is activated systemically and persistently in the presence of underlying diseases, such as bacterial infection, leukemia, and malignant …

Thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) is regarded as the main therapy for acute type B aortic dissection. TEVAR is performed to cover the primary entry to the false lumen, which can decrease the pressure of the false lumen and enhance false …

Chronic expanding hematoma (CEH) is a rare complication resulting from trauma or surgery and can develop at various locations (including the trunk or soft tissue of the extremities) over the course of a month after the initial bleeding [ 1 ]. It …

Although thrombocytopenia is usually considered a risk factor for bleeding events, there are a number of conditions where thrombocytopenia is instead associated with thromboembolic events.

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), characterized by systemic hypercoagulation, develops in association with various underlying diseases including sepsis and hematological malignancies [ 1 ]. Although the prognosis of patients with DIC …

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) has been observed in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) patients in nearly 50 % of cases [ 1 , 2 ]. DIC is approved to be associated with higher mortality in HLH patients [ 2 ]. Therefore, it is …