The pathophysiology of venous thromboembolism: implications with compression garments.

The highest risk of venous thromboembolism lies with abdominoplasty and liposuction and deaths increase when combined with other procedures. The objective of this study was to evaluate physiologic changes in the deep venous system with compression-garments and asses whether there is a correlation between these procedures, rectus plication, and garments. Part 1 of this article is a retrospective review of all office surgical incidents that resulted in an abdominoplasty and/or liposuction death in the state of Florida over the past 8 years.

Office surgery safety: the myths and truths behind the Florida moratoria--six years of Florida data.

Background: Office-based surgery is an important method of health care delivery, and in 2000, the Florida Board of Medicine restricted office procedures. The objective of this study was to analyze the deaths resulting from office procedures in Florida.

Methods: The authors reviewed all office surgical incidents that resulted in death, injury, or hospital transfer in Florida from January of 2000 to January of 2006.