Long-Term Outcome of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement in Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass
Gargiulo N, O'Connor D, Veith F, Lipsitz E, Vemulapalli P, Gibbs K, Suggs W. Long-Term Outcome of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Placement in Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass. Annals Of Vascular Surgery 2010, 24: 946-949. PMID: 20831995, DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2010.05.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnticoagulantsBody Mass IndexFemaleGastric BypassHumansMaleObesity, MorbidPatient SelectionProsthesis DesignPulmonary EmbolismRadiography, AbdominalRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSeverity of Illness IndexThrombophiliaTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUltrasonography, Doppler, DuplexUnited StatesVena Cava FiltersVenous ThrombosisConceptsInferior vena cava filter placementVena cava filter placementMorbid obese patientsDeep venous thrombosisCava filter placementIVC filter placementFilter placementObese patientsIVC filtersGastric bypassIntravenous heparinVenous thrombosisOpen gastric bypass surgeryGastric bypass complicationsPhlegmasia cerulea dolensGastric bypass surgeryPulmonary embolism ratesBody mass indexFemoral vein approachBypass complicationsIVC thrombosisImmediate anticoagulationPerioperative mortalityBypass surgeryHypercoagulable disorders