HIV/AIDS and Colorectal Cancer: A Review in the Era of Antiretrovirals.

Since the discovery of HIV/AIDS and the introduction of antiretroviral therapy, there have been many observations regarding the causes of HIV/AIDS deaths, opportunistic infections, and coexisting diseases such as non-AIDS-defining malignancies. The bulk of the literature worldwide has been epidemiologic and has involved cross-linkage of both HIV/AIDS and cancer registries. Prior retrospective studies have also utilized death certificates.

Coagulopathy does not fully protect hospitalized cirrhosis patients from peripheral venous thromboembolism.

Objective: Despite the endogenous coagulopathy of cirrhosis, some patients with cirrhosis experience thrombophilic states. This study aims to determine the incidence and predictors of venous thromboembolism (VTE), such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism, in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis.

Methods: A retrospective case-control study was performed in a tertiary-care teaching hospital over an 8-yr period.