Don't Fear the Bleed: Assessing Postoperative Bleeding Incidence After Instituting a Standardized Prophylactic Heparin Protocol in Bariatric Patients

Conclusions: After instituting a standard protocol of prophylactic heparin postdischarge, we did not find an increased rate of bleeding events in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Thus, surgeons can consider prescribing postdischarge chemical VTE prophylaxis without concern for bleeding.PMID:38657113 | DOI:10.1089/lap.2023.0532

Source: Adv Data - April 24, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Ryan Chin Robin Berk Daniel Tagerman Xavier Pereira Patricia Friedmann Diego Camacho Source Type: research