Venous thromboembolism prophylaxis for patients undergoing bariatric surgery: a systematic review

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2010 Mar 4;6(2):213-20. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.11.018. Epub 2009 Dec 16.

Authors

Rajender Agarwal¹, Todd E H Hecht, Myra C Lazo, Craig A Umscheid

Affiliation

¹ Center for Evidence-Based Practice, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. rajender.agarwal@gmail.com

PMID: 20176509
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.11.018

No abstract available

Publication types

Review
Systematic Review

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Bariatric Surgery / adverse effects*
Chemoprevention
Heparin / therapeutic use
Humans
Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices
Obesity, Morbid / complications
Obesity, Morbid / surgery*
Stockings, Compression
Venous Thromboembolism / etiology
Venous Thromboembolism / prevention & control*

Substances

Anticoagulants
Heparin