Body Mass Index, Surgery, and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Middle-Aged Women: A Cohort Study

Date

2012

Authors

Parkin, Lianne
Sweetland, Sian
Balkwill, Angela
Green, Jane
Reeves, Gillian K
Beral, Valerie
Million Women Study, Collaborators
Banks, Emily

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Abstract

BACKGROUND-: Obesity and surgery are known risk factors for venous thromboembolism (VTE), but there is limited information about the independent effects of obesity on the incidence of postoperative VTE. We linked questionnaire data from the Million Women

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Keywords: adult; article; body mass; cohort analysis; female; hospital admission; human; incidence; lean body weight; major clinical study; obesity; postoperative complication; priority journal; risk assessment; United Kingdom; venous thromboembolism; Body Mass Ind cohort study; deep vein thrombosis; obesity; pulmonary embolism; surgery

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Source

Circulation (Baltimore)

Type

Journal article

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2037-12-31