[Venous Thromboembolic Risk after Bariatric Surgery].

VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLIC RISK AFTER BARIATRIC surgeryvenous thromboembolism is widely considered as the first medical postoperative complication after bariatric surgery with a rate around 0.5% during the first 90 postoperative days. Pulmonary embolism is often associated With septic complication, increasing the risk of postoperative death. Chemoprophylaxis with a minimum lenght of 10 days remains the corner stone of preventive treatment.