Long-Term Outcome of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement in Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass

Background It has been well established that inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement at the time of open gastric bypass (OGB) surgery in patients with a body mass index of more than 55 kg/m2 reduces both the pulmonary embolism rate and the perioperative mortality. However, little is known about th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of vascular surgery 2010-10, Vol.24 (7), p.946-949
Hauptverfasser:	Gargiulo, Nicholas J, O'Connor, David J, Veith, Frank J, Lipsitz, Evan C, Vemulapalli, Pratt, Gibbs, Karen, Suggs, William D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anticoagulants - therapeutic use Body Mass Index Female Gastric Bypass - adverse effects Humans Male Obesity, Morbid - blood Obesity, Morbid - surgery Patient Selection Prosthesis Design Pulmonary Embolism - diagnosis Pulmonary Embolism - etiology Pulmonary Embolism - prevention & control Radiography, Abdominal Risk Assessment Risk Factors Severity of Illness Index Surgery Thrombophilia - complications Time Factors Treatment Outcome Ultrasonography, Doppler, Duplex United States Vena Cava Filters Venous Thrombosis - diagnosis Venous Thrombosis - etiology Venous Thrombosis - prevention & control
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