Episode 30 - Emergency Department Management of Patients With Complications of Bariatric Surgery
EB Medicine
JULY 8, 2019
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. Some may present with isolated tachycardia while others may present with profound sepsis – tachycardia, hypotension, and fever. At 6 to 8 mL/kg.
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