Efficacy and Safety of Weight-Adjusted Extended Duration Tinzaparin for Prevention of Post-Operative Venous Thromboembolism after Bariatric Surgery

Abstract Background: Patients having bariatric surgery are at moderate-to-high risk for post-operative venous thromboembolism (VTE), with pulmonary embolism representing the most common cause of post-operative death. The optimal dosing and duration of anticoagulant prophylaxis is uncertain.