TYPES OF WEIGHT LOSS/BARIATRIC SURGERIES
Pulmonary embolism is a condition in which blood clots block the pulmonary arteries of right, left or both the lungs.
Due to the restricted blood supply to the lungs, oxygen level in the blood is reduced. Also , the pressure in the right side of the heart increases, damaging vital organs of the body like heart, liver, kidney, and the brain.
If the blood clots are multiple or large, it could prove to be fatal.
Most of the time blood clots form in the leg veins first, a condition called 'Deep Vein Thrombosis' and gradually moves up into the right heart and pulmonary arteries.
RISKS AND COMPLICATIONS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY
Pulmonary embolism is a condition in which blood clots block the pulmonary arteries of right, left or both the lungs.
Due to the restricted blood supply to the lungs, oxygen level in the blood is reduced. Also , the pressure in the right side of the heart increases, damaging vital organs of the body like heart, liver, kidney, and the brain.
If the blood clots are multiple or large, it could prove to be fatal.
Most of the time blood clots form in the leg veins first, a condition called 'Deep Vein Thrombosis' and gradually moves up into the right heart and pulmonary arteries.