ArticleObesity surgery2022
Factors Associated with Increased Risk for Pulmonary Embolism After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Analysis of Nearly One Million Patients.
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- Prevalence of Pulmonary Embolism After Bariatric Surgery: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Update on antithrombotic therapy and body mass: a clinical consensus statement of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Thrombosis.European heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy · 2024Pooled it
- Extended venous thromboembolism prophylaxis after bariatric surgery: the potential role of aspirin.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2026Article
- Perioperative venous thromboembolism salvage via VA-ECMO-bridged surgical thrombectomy: A case report.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2026Article
- Thromboembolic prophylaxis in bariatric and metabolic surgery: state-of-the-art according to the results of a nationwide registry study.Updates in surgery · 2025Article
- Predictive Factors for Pulmonary Embolism in Patients Undergoing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Insights from the Latest MBSAQIP Data.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Influence of patient's weight and body mass index on presentation, time of onset, and impact of postoperative venous thromboembolism (RIETE registry).Journal of thrombosis and thrombolysis · 2025Observational
- Evaluation of hemorrhage risk and the volume-outcome relationship following vertical sleeve gastrectomy amidst robotic-assisted surgery adoption.Surgical endoscopy · 2025Article
- Predicting short-term thromboembolic risk following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass using supervised machine learning.World journal of gastrointestinal surgery · 2024Article
- Venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis after bariatric surgery: a national survey of MBSAQIP director practices.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundMetabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) has a low incidence of post-operative morbidity and mortality. Understanding risk factors associated with complications that occur allows surgeons to define at-risk patients and assess the need for preventive and prophylactic measures.
objectivesTo determine risk factors associated with development of pulmonary embolism (PE) within 30 days of MBS and to predict the increased risk for mortality when PE occurs.
settingUSA, MBSAQIP database.
methodsAnalysis of the MBSAQIP database was undertaken. This included information on 966,646 MBS cases from 2015 to 2019 in the USA.
resultsTwenty-two risk factors for development of PE post-MBS were identified to be statistically significant.
conclusionsPE is a relatively uncommon complication after MBS. When it does occur, there is a 50.9-fold increased risk for mortality. Patients with significant risk factors for PE may benefit from higher dose perioperative and/or extended VTE prophylaxis after MBS.
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