Temporary blood clot filters may do more harm than good for bariatric surgery patients

<P>Contact: Stephanie Desmon<BR>sdesmon1@jhmi.edu<BR>410-955-8665<BR>Johns Hopkins Medicine <BR>
<P>The temporary placement of umbrella-like, metal mesh filters in abdominal veins to stop potentially lethal blood clots from traveling to the lungs during and after weight loss surgery may actually increase the risk of death in morbidly obese patients, according to new Johns Hopkins research.</P>
<P>The study's findings, reported in the journal

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