title: ASH evidence-based guidelines: what is the role of inferior vena cava filters in the perioperative prevention of venous thromboembolism in bariatric surgery patients?
abstract: A 38-year-old morbidly obese male (BMI > 50 kg/m(2)) presents for an elective gastric bypass surgery. He has no personal or family history of venous thromboembolism or hypercoaguability. You are asked by his primary team whether he should receive a retrievable inferior vena cava filter preoperatively for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rajasekhar
authors.forename: Mark A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Crowther
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D020878:Device Removal; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D015390:Gastric Bypass; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012306:Risk; D019564:Unnecessary Procedures; D016306:Vena Cava Filters / Q000009:adverse effects; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000517:prevention & control*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control