Adding chemoprophylaxis to sequential compression might not reduce risk of venous thromboembolism in bariatric surgery patients

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 663-670

  Gagner, Michel ^a   Selzer, Faith ^b   Belle, Steve H ^b   Bessler, Marc ^c   Courcoulas, Anita P ^d   Dakin, Gregory F ^e   Davis, Dan ^c   Inabnet, William B ^f   Mitchell, James E ^g   Pomp, Alfons ^e   Strain, Gladys W ^e   Pories, Walter J ^h   Wolfe, Bruce M ⁱ  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g NEUROPSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Chemoprophylaxis; Deep vein thrombosis; Pulmonary emboli; Sequential compression; Thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84869141441     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: 18787533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2012.07.008     Document Type: Article

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