Assessment of empiric body mass index-based thromboprophylactic dosing of enoxaparin after bariatric surgery: evidence for dosage adjustment using anti-factor Xa in high-risk patients

• Main Authors: Karas, Linden A., Nor Hanipah, Zubaidah, Cetin, Derrick, Schauer, Philip R., Brethauer, Stacy A., Daigle, Christopher R., Aminian, Ali
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2020
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87951/1/ABSTRACT.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/87951/; https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1550728920304810

Background: Despite thromboprophylaxis, postoperative deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism occur after bariatric surgery, perhaps because of failure to achieve optimal prophylactic levels in the obese population. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of prophylactic d...