Predicting venous thromboembolism following laparoscopic bariatric surgery: development of the BariClot tool using the MBSAQIP database.

Jerry T DangNoah SwitzerMegan DelisleMichael LaffinRichdeep GillDaniel W BirchShahzeer Karmali

Published in: Surgical endoscopy (2018)

BariClot is a predictive tool that stratifies individuals undergoing bariatric surgery based on 30-day VTE risk. Stratifying low- and high-risk populations for VTE allows for informed clinical decision-making and potentially enables further research on customized prophylactic measures for low- and high-risk populations.

Keyphrases

venous thromboembolism
bariatric surgery
direct oral anticoagulants
weight loss
obese patients
decision making
robot assisted
genetic diversity
minimally invasive