Open AccessRole of routine pre-operative screening venous duplex ultrasound in morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery
Author(s) -
Palanivelu Praveen Raj,
Rachel M. Gomes,
Saravana Kumar,
Palanisamy Senthilnathan,
Ramakrishnan Parathasarathi,
Subbiah Rajapandian,
Chinnusamy Palanivelu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of minimal access surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0972-9941
pISSN - 1998-3921
DOI - 10.4103/jmas.jmas_199_15
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , morbidly obese , venous thrombosis , ultrasound , deep vein , lower limbs venous ultrasonography , popliteal vein , compression stockings , great saphenous vein , thrombosis , vein , radiology , obesity , weight loss
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 which bariatric patients are routinely screened before surgery. The aim of this study was to audit the use of routine screening venous duplex ultrasound in morbidly obese patients before undergoing bariatric surgery.