Open AccessUse of post-discharge heparin prophylaxis and the risk of venous thromboembolism and bleeding following bariatric surgery
Author(s) -
Erin Fennern,
Farhood Farjah,
Judy Y. Chen,
Francys C. Verdial,
Sara Cook,
Erika M. Wolff,
Saurabh Khandelwal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
surgical endoscopy/surgical endoscopy and other interventional techniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.457
H-Index - 152
eISSN - 1432-2218
pISSN - 0930-2794
DOI - 10.1007/s00464-020-08049-7
Subject(s) - medicine , abdominal surgery , propensity score matching , odds ratio , confidence interval , surgery , retrospective cohort study , chemoprophylaxis
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality after bariatric surgery. Roughly 80% of VTEs occur post-discharge. The frequency of post-discharge heparin (PDH) prophylaxis use is unknown, and evidence about benefits and risks is limited. We aimed to determine the rate of use of PDH prophylaxis and evaluate its relationship with VTE and bleeding events.