Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Abdominoplasty

Introduction: Venous thromboembolism is an important and life-threatening complication associated with abdominoplasty, a common cosmetic procedure. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of 100 consecutive patients who underwent abdominoplasty in an outpatient setting. Results: The complicatio...

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Published in:The American journal of cosmetic surgery 2013-09, Vol.30 (3), p.175-180
Main Authors: Ferneini, Elie, Sohn, Andrew, Ferneini, Christina, Tobin, Howard
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Introduction: Venous thromboembolism is an important and life-threatening complication associated with abdominoplasty, a common cosmetic procedure. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study of 100 consecutive patients who underwent abdominoplasty in an outpatient setting. Results: The complication rate was 35%. The most common complication was wound separation. No patient developed deep vein thrombosis, although 2 patients developed postoperative abdominal hematoma due to Lovenox prophylaxis. Conclusions: Abdominoplasty was found to be a safe and predictable outpatient procedure in our patient population.
ISSN:0748-8068
2374-7722
DOI:10.5992/AJCS-D-12-00053.1