Missing something? A scoping review of venous thromboembolic events and their associations with bariatric surgery : Refining the evidence base

• Background: Venous thromboembolic events (VTE) post-bariatric surgery (BS) lead to morbidity and mortality.Methods: This scoping review assessed whether reported VTE post-BS could be under/over-estimated; suggested a possible number of VTE post-BS; appraised whether VTE are likely to decrease/increase; examined BS as risk/protective factor for VTE; and mapped the gaps, proposing potential solutions.Results: VTE appears under-estimated due to: identification/coding of BS and VTE; reporting of exposure (BS); and reporting of outcomes (VTE). The review proposes a hypothetical calculation of VTE post-BS. VTE are unlikely to decrease soon. BS represents risk and protection for VTE. Better appreciation of VTE-BS relationships requires longer-term strategies.Conclusion: VTE are underestimated. Actions are required for understanding the VTE-BS relationships to in order to crease VTE by better-informed prevention strategy/ies.

Subject headings

MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP  -- Klinisk medicin -- Kirurgi (hsv//swe)

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES  -- Clinical Medicine -- Surgery (hsv//eng)

Keyword

Bariatric surgery

Policy

Porto/ mesenteric venous thrombosis

Post-operative

Pulmonary embolism

Upper extremity

Venous thromboembolism

Individual and Society VIDSOC

Individ och samhälle VIDSOC

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