Practice patterns regarding post-discharge chemoprophylaxis for  venous thromboembolism following bariatric surgery in the United States.

CONCLUSIONS: Post-discharge chemoprophylaxis following laparoscopic bariatric surgery is employed in 11.3% of patients. Variation in VTE rates and prophylaxis strategies exist nationally. PMID: 31005460 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Surg Obes Relat Dis Source Type: research