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Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery

EB Medicine

Leakage from the staple line typically presents within the first week, but can present up to 35 days, usually with fevers, tachycardia, abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting sepsis, or peritonitis. Patients typically present within the first 10 days with abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and the feeling of impending doom. At 6 to 8 mL/kg.