Predicting risk for venous thromboembolism with bariatric surgery: results from the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative.

JF, Finks; WJ, English; AM, Carlin; KR, Krause; DA, Share; M, Banerjee; JD, Birkmeyer; NJ, Birkmeyer

doi:10.1097/sla.0b013e31825659d4

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Predicting risk for venous thromboembolism with bariatric surgery: results from the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative.

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Finks JF

English WJ

Carlin AM

Abstract

Objective We sought to identify risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE) among patients undergoing bariatric surgery in Michigan.Background VTE remains a major source of morbidity and mortality after bariatric surgery. It is unclear which factors should be used to identify patients at high risk...

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