Congestive heart failure is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism in bariatric surgery.

Authors

Ivy N. Haskins, George Washington UniversityFollow
Richard AmdurFollow
Babak SaraniFollow
Khashayar Vaziri

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

9-2015

Journal

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volume

11

Issue

5

Inclusive Pages

1140-1145

DOI

10.1016/j.soard.2014.12.020

Keywords

Bariatric Surgery--adverse effects; Heart Failure--epidemiology; Obesity, Morbid--surgery; Pulmonary Embolism--etiology; Venous Thromboembolism--epidemiology; Venous Thromboembolism--etiology

APA Citation

Epub ahead of print

Peer Reviewed

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