title: Reply: Venous Thromboembolism in Body Contouring: An Analysis of 17,774 Patients from the National Surgical Quality Improvement Databases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Plastic Surgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.
authors.forename: Ari M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wes
authors.forename: Jason D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Wink
authors.forename: Stephen J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kovach
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000209:etiology*; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology*
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