Discussion of: "Perioperative complications increase the risk of venous thromboembolism following bariatric surgery"

Am J Surg. 2017 Dec;214(6):1141-1142. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.09.021. Epub 2017 Sep 30.

Authors

Melissa C Helm¹, Kathleen Simon², Rana Higgins², Tammy L Kindel², Jon C Gould¹

Affiliations

¹ Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Milwaukee, WI, USA. Electronic address: jgould@mcw.edu.
² Medical College of Wisconsin, Department of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Milwaukee, WI, USA.

PMID: 28985890
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2017.09.021

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MeSH terms

Anticoagulants
Bariatric Surgery*
Humans
Obesity, Morbid
Postoperative Complications
Risk
Risk Factors
Venous Thromboembolism*

Substances

Anticoagulants