title: Commentary on: Importance of Postoperative Hydration and Lower Extremity Elevation in Preventing Deep Venous Thrombosis in Full Abdominoplasty: A Report on 450 Consecutive Cases Over a 37-Year Period.
authors.affiliation: Dr Oppikofer is a plastic surgeon in private practice in Montreux, Switzerland, and Former Chair of the ASAPS Patient Safety Committee.
authors.forename: Claude
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oppikofer
mesh_terms: D061645:Abdominoplasty / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006801:Humans; D056888:Patient Positioning; D019990:Perioperative Care; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control*