A brief overview of bariatric surgical procedures currently being used to treat the obese patient

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 217-226

  Hydock, Claudia Marie ^a  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Laparoscopic bariatric surgery; Normal anatomy of digestive tract; Roux en Y gastric bypass

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY WEIGHT; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIGESTION; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PATIENT COUNSELING; SHORT SURVEY; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 23044460075     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200507000-00002     Document Type: Short Survey

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