New Johns Hopkins research indicates that the temporary placement of umbrella-like, metal mesh filters in abdominal veins to stop potentially lethal blood clots from traveling to the lungs during and after weight loss surgery may actually increase the risk of death in morbidly obese patients. The study''s findings, reported in the journal iJAMA Surgery/i, suggest that more tried-and-true measures to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) and its deadlier cousin ...Saturday, 1 June 2013
For Bariatric Surgery Patients, Temporary Blood Clot Filters May Actually be Harmful
New Johns Hopkins research indicates that the temporary placement of umbrella-like, metal mesh filters in abdominal veins to stop potentially lethal blood clots from traveling to the lungs during and after weight loss surgery may actually increase the risk of death in morbidly obese patients. The study''s findings, reported in the journal iJAMA Surgery/i, suggest that more tried-and-true measures to prevent venous thromboembolism (VTE) and its deadlier cousin ...
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment