Application of the POSSUM system in bariatric surgery

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 279-281

  Cagigas, J C ^a,b   Escalante, Carlos F ^a,b   Ingelmo, A ^a,b   Hernandez Estefania, R ^a,b   Hernanz, F ^a,b   Castillo, J ^a,b   Fleitas, M Gomez ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL SIERRALLANA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Morbid obesity; Surgical audit; Surgical complications

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PERITONITIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STOMACH FISTULA;

BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORBIDITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032805593     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1381/096089299765553188     Document Type: Article

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