Role of routine pre-operative screening venous duplex ultrasound in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery

Role of routine pre-operative screening venous duplex ultrasound in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery

Background/Aims: It is well established that obesity is a strongly associated risk factor for post-operative deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Physical effects and pro-thrombotic, pro-inflammatory and hypofibrinolytic effects of severe obesity may predispose to idiopathic DVT (pre-operatively) because of...

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Main Authors: P Praveen Raj, Rachel M Gomes, Saravana Kumar, Palanisamy Senthilnathan, Ramakrishnan Parathasarathi, Subbiah Rajapandian, Chinnusamy Palanivelu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
Subjects:
Deep venous thrombosis
morbid obesity
venous duplex ultrasound
venous thromboprophylaxis
Online Access:http://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2017;volume=13;issue=3;spage=205;epage=207;aulast=Raj

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