Postoperative Transfusion in Massive Weight Loss Body Contouring Surgery: A Single-center Retrospective Cohort Study
Maria Albuquerque, Bernardo Cavadas, Miguel Veríssimo, Luís Vieira, Luís Mata Ribeiro, Joaquim Bexiga · 2026
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Maria Albuquerque and co-authors review blood transfusion after body contouring surgery in patients who have lost massive amounts of weight. Such surgery removes loose skin but stretches over large areas, so bleeding risk runs high. Data on how often these patients need transfusions, and after which operations, had been thin.
The team reviewed 224 patients who underwent 385 procedures at one center during 2021 and 2022. Only fourteen patients, about six percent, needed a transfusion. Most of those cases followed lower body lift operations, the most extensive kind, which carried nearly four times the odds of transfusion in their analysis. Longer surgery, more combined procedures, and other illnesses showed no clear link, though few events limited the statistics. Transfused patients stayed in hospital longer. The authors say the findings can guide planning and consent for the most extensive contouring operations.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Maria Albuquerque, Bernardo Cavadas, Miguel Veríssimo, Luís Vieira, Luís Mata Ribeiro, Joaquim Bexiga |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |