Laparoscopic bariatric surgery: what else are we uncovering? Liver pathology and preoperative indicators of advanced liver disease in morbidly obese patients

2007 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 1957-1960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Kroh ◽  
Rockson Liu ◽  
Bipan Chand
QJM ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 113 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
A M Yousef ◽  
A F Mohamed ◽  
B H Elshayeb ◽  
G M Abdelmalak

Abstract Background Bariatric surgery remains the most effective means of treating severe obesity. The number of severely obese patients is increasing and, consequently, more people are seeking bariatric surgery. Aim of the Work The Aim of This Study is to Outcome of Anticoagulant during Bariatric Surgery and Relation of Bariatric Surgery to Coagulopathy Disease. Patients and Methods This prospective study was conducted on 50 morbidly obese patients admitted to Hospital (Ahmed Maher Teaching Hospital and Ain Shams University Hospitals), for a primary one-stage laparoscopic bariatric surgery procedure over a 6-month period. The study is performed on 50 Patients, Who met all Inclusion criteria and none of Exclusion criteria. Results The study revealed no statistically significant difference between Enoxaparin and Rivaroxaban according to outcome of anti-coagulation therapy following bariatric surgery. Conclusion a high protective value of Chemical Thromboprophylaxis combined to Mechanical Thromboprophylaxis in preventing DVT safely. New Oral Anticoagulant drugs showed equal and may be superimposed the other traditional anticoagulant, but it needs more studies regarding its prophylactic dose, number of patient and its cost benefit in comparison with other Anticoagulant drugs were used in our study or other studies we mentioned above.


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