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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2444-054X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Cirugía y cirujanos]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Cir. cir.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2444-054X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academia Mexicana de Cirugía A.C.]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2444-054X2024000400475</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/ciru.23000190</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Bariatric and general surgical procedures in obese patients with a history of venous thromboembolism and concurrent anticoagulation therapy]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Cirugía general y bariátrica en pacientes obesos con antecedentes de tromboembolia venosa y tratamiento anticoagulante concomitante]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Howell]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raelina S.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Liu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Helen H.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Brathwaite]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Barbara M.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Petrone]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Patrizio]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aaf"/>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Akerman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Meredith]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Brathwaite]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Collin E. M.]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island Department of Surgery ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mineola ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,NYU-Long Island School of Medicine Department of Surgery ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mineola ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Stony Brook University School of Nursing ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Stony Brook ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,NYU Long Island School of Medicine Division of Health Services Research ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mineola ]]></addr-line>
<country>USA</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>92</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<fpage>475</fpage>
<lpage>480</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2444-054X2024000400475&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2444-054X2024000400475&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2444-054X2024000400475&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract  Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the use and outcomes of perioperative anticoagulation (AC) in obese patients with a known history of venous thromboembolism event (VTE).  Method: A retrospective review of a prospective database for patients with a VTE history undergoing bariatric and general surgery at a single center (1/2008-12/2017) was performed. Factors assessed included demographics, surgical details, and outcomes.  Results: Sixty-five patients underwent 76 procedures: 46 females (71%); mean age 51 years (range 26-73), mean weight 284 pounds (range 110-558), mean body mass index 45 (range 19-87). Comorbidities include hypertension (60%), gastroesophageal reflux disease (54%), osteoarthritis (49%), obstructive sleep apnea (45%), and diabetes (37%). Operations: 22 general surgeries (29%), 20 sleeve gastrectomies (26%), 12 revisions/conversions (16%), 12 Roux-en-Y gastric bypasses (16%), and 10 gastric bands (13%). Modalities: 67% laparoscopic, 28% robotic, and 5% open. Twenty-two patients (34%) had a pre-operative inferior vena cava filter placed with no complications. The mean length of stay was 4.4 days (range 1-31). Complications: seven 30-day readmissions (9%), one 30-day reoperation (1%), and two 90-day VTEs (3%). Thirty-day readmissions: four for inability to tolerate PO, two for small bowel obstruction, and one for symptomatic anastomotic ulcer.  Conclusions: In our patients, post-operative AC could be started without an increased risk of bleeding in patients with a history of VTE undergoing bariatric surgery.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen  Objetivo: Examinar el uso y los resultados de la anticoagulación perioperatoria en pacientes bariátricos con antecedentes de tromboembolia venosa (TEV).  Método: Revisión retrospectiva (base de datos prospectiva) de pacientes sometidos a cirugía general y bariátrica (1/2008-12/2017). Se evaluaron datos demográficos, detalles quirúrgicos y resultados.  Resultados: Sesenta y cinco pacientes se sometieron a 76 procedimientos: 46 mujeres (71%), edad media 51 años (rango: 26-73), peso medio 284 libras (rango: 110-558), índice de masa corporal medio 45 (rango: 19-87). Comorbilidad: hipertensión (60%), enfermedad por reflujo gastroesofágico (54%), osteoartritis (49%), apnea obstructiva del sueño (45%), diabetes (37%). Operaciones: 22 cirugía general (29%), 20 gastrectomías en manga (26%), 12 revisiones/conversiones (16%), 12 Y-de-Roux (16%), 10 bandas gástricas (13%). Modalidades: 67% laparoscópica, 28% robótica, 5% abierta. A 22 pacientes (34%) se les colocó un filtro de vena cava inferior preoperatorio sin complicaciones. La estancia media fue de 4.4 días (rango: 1-31). Complicaciones: 7 reingresos a los 30 días (9%), 1 reoperación a los 30 días (1%), 2 TEV a los 90 días (3%). Reingresos a los 30 días: 4 por incapacidad para tolerar la vía oral, 2 obstrucciones de intestino delgado y 1 úlcera anastomótica sintomática.  Conclusiones: En nuestros casos, la anticoagulación posoperatoria pudo iniciarse sin aumento del riesgo de sangrado en pacientes con antecedentes de TVE sometidos a cirugía bariátrica.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Anticoagulation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Bariatric surgery]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Deep vein thrombosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Morbid obesity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Pulmonary embolism]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Anticoagulación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Cirugía bariátrica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Trombosis venosa profunda]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Obesidad mórbida]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Embolia pulmonar]]></kwd>
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