Early Postoperative Hemorrhage After Open and Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
Bakhos C, Alkhoury F, Kyriakides T, Reinhold R, Nadzam G. Early Postoperative Hemorrhage After Open and Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass. Obesity Surgery 2008, 19: 153-157. PMID: 18629595, DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9580-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow molecular weight heparinPostoperative hemorrhageGastric bypassHospital staySurgical reexplorationLaparoscopic Roux-EnPostoperative blood transfusionResultsThirty-three patientsLonger hospital stayY Gastric BypassIncidence of hemorrhageMolecular weight heparinTechnical risk factorsLaparoscopic groupPreoperative administrationBleeding groupOpen RouxPostoperative administrationRoux-enEarly hemorrhageInfrequent complicationAverage BMIBlood transfusionLaparoscopic approachClinical presentation