However, at one and five years after surgery, risk for venous thromboembolism and pulmonary embolism was lower<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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THURSDAY, May 9, 2024 (HealthDay News) — In the short term, bariatric surgery is associated with a greater risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), but in the long-term, it is associated with lower risk, according to a study published online April 30 in\u00a0Obesity Surgery<\/em>.<\/p>\n Laura B. Harrington, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute in Seattle, and colleagues evaluated the association between bariatric surgery and long-term VTE risk. The analysis included 30,171 adults with body mass index\u00e2\u0080\u0089\u00e2\u0089\u00a535 kg\/m2<\/sup>\u00a0who underwent bariatric surgery (January 2005 to September 2015) and 218,961 matched nonsurgical patients.<\/p>\n The researchers found that at 30 days post-index date, bariatric surgery was associated with a greater VTE risk (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR],\u00e2\u0080\u00895.01) and greater pulmonary embolism (PE) risk (aHR,\u00e2\u0080\u00893.93) compared with no bariatric surgery. However, at one year post-index date, bariatric surgery was associated with a lower VTE and PE risk (aHR,\u00e2\u0080\u00890.52 and 0.30, respectively). Similarly, at five years post-index date, lower VTE and PE risks persisted (aHR,\u00e2\u0080\u00890.59 and 0.45, respectively).<\/p>\n “As patients and their clinicians weigh the risks and benefits of bariatric surgery, our finding provides additional evidence to consider not only the procedure’s risks in the short-term, but to balance these with potentially strong long-term benefits,” the authors write.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text\u00a0(subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n