title: Deep vein thrombosis of upper extremities due to reactive thrombocytosis in septic patients.
abstract: Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is not an uncommon condition in the intensive care unit (ICU), and having high morbidity and mortality. Upper limb DVT also is increasingly being recognized as a clinical entity. The presence of the indwelling catheter in neck veins is a risk for developing venous thrombus, which may be further aggravated by presence of thrombocytosis. In ICU patients with sepsis, reactive thrombocytosis has been found during the recovery phase. Here, we are presenting two cases, having thrombocytosis and central venous catheter who developed upper limb DVT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Shakti Bedanta
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Jashwini
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bhoyer
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Mohan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gurjar
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Nabeel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Muzaffar
authors.affiliation: Department of Transfusion Medicine, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Anupam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verma
keywords: Central venous catheter; deep venous thrombosis; thrombocytosis