Sebastian W Holländer1, Alfred Sifft2, Sarah Hess3, Hans Joachim Klingen4, Peter Djalali5, Dieter Birk6. 1. Department of Surgery, Protestant Hospital Zweibrücken, Academic Teaching Hospital of Saarland University, Obere Himmelsbergstraße 38, 66482, Zweibrücken, Germany. sebastian.hollaender@gmx.de. 2. Department of Surgery, Protestant Hospital Zweibrücken, Academic Teaching Hospital of Saarland University, Obere Himmelsbergstraße 38, 66482, Zweibrücken, Germany. a.sifft@evkhzw.de. 3. Department of Surgery, Protestant Hospital Zweibrücken, Academic Teaching Hospital of Saarland University, Obere Himmelsbergstraße 38, 66482, Zweibrücken, Germany. s.hess@evkhzw.de. 4. Department of Surgery, Protestant Hospital Zweibrücken, Academic Teaching Hospital of Saarland University, Obere Himmelsbergstraße 38, 66482, Zweibrücken, Germany. HJ.Klingen@evkhzw.de. 5. Department of Surgery, Protestant Hospital Zweibrücken, Academic Teaching Hospital of Saarland University, Obere Himmelsbergstraße 38, 66482, Zweibrücken, Germany. p.djalali@evkhzw.de. 6. Department of Surgery, Protestant Hospital Zweibrücken, Academic Teaching Hospital of Saarland University, Obere Himmelsbergstraße 38, 66482, Zweibrücken, Germany. d.birk@evkhzw.de.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Thromboembolic complications continue to be one of the main reasons for perioperative mortality in bariatric surgery. There is no consensus on which is the safest and most effective thromboprophylaxis. This prospective study aims to evaluate the significance of thrombophilia screening and a venous duplex sonography in bariatric patients. METHODS: One hundred one patients were tested for coagulopathies (activated protein C (APC) resistance, factor II, antithrombin (AT)III, protein S and C). Perioperatively, the patients underwent a venous duplex sonography. A multimodal thromboprophylaxis protocol was set up: 2× 40 mg enoxaparin sodium per day and sequential pneumatic compressions of the lower extremities. RESULTS: In six patients, we identified previously unknown risk factors for thromboembolic complications. Protein S deficiency is found significantly more often in obese patients than in the general population. There are numerous risk factors which, in themselves, increase the risk of venous thromboembolism. In obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea or diabetes mellitus, thrombophilia is found significantly more often than in patients without these diseases. No postoperative thromboses occurred. CONCLUSIONS: The bariatric patient is a potential high-risk patient for venous thromboembolism. Thrombophilia is found significantly more often in obese patients than in the general population. Conceivably, existing conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus have until today been underestimated regarding the entailing thrombosis risk. Thrombophilia screening and duplex sonography are possibilities for identifying patients at risk. The advantage of a reduced risk thanks to an adapted thromboprophylaxis based on the patient's individual risk profile justifies the relative increase in time and cost.
BACKGROUND:Thromboembolic complications continue to be one of the main reasons for perioperative mortality in bariatric surgery. There is no consensus on which is the safest and most effective thromboprophylaxis. This prospective study aims to evaluate the significance of thrombophilia screening and a venous duplex sonography in bariatric patients. METHODS: One hundred one patients were tested for coagulopathies (activated protein C (APC) resistance, factor II, antithrombin (AT)III, protein S and C). Perioperatively, the patients underwent a venous duplex sonography. A multimodal thromboprophylaxis protocol was set up: 2× 40 mg enoxaparin sodium per day and sequential pneumatic compressions of the lower extremities. RESULTS: In six patients, we identified previously unknown risk factors for thromboembolic complications. Protein S deficiency is found significantly more often in obesepatients than in the general population. There are numerous risk factors which, in themselves, increase the risk of venous thromboembolism. In obesepatients with obstructive sleep apnea or diabetes mellitus, thrombophilia is found significantly more often than in patients without these diseases. No postoperative thromboses occurred. CONCLUSIONS: The bariatric patient is a potential high-risk patient for venous thromboembolism. Thrombophilia is found significantly more often in obesepatients than in the general population. Conceivably, existing conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes mellitus have until today been underestimated regarding the entailing thrombosis risk. Thrombophilia screening and duplex sonography are possibilities for identifying patients at risk. The advantage of a reduced risk thanks to an adapted thromboprophylaxis based on the patient's individual risk profile justifies the relative increase in time and cost.
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