Laparoscopic bariatric surgery can be performed safely in the community hospital setting

Wisconsin Medical Journal

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 48-53

  Burhop, James W ^a   Chiang, Manfred C ^a   Engstrand, David J ^a   O'Driscoll, Megan ^a,b  

^a Bariatric Institute   (United States)

^b Bariatric Institute of Wisconsin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLEEDING; BODY MASS; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; GASTRIC BANDING; HERNIA; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OMENTUM; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; REVIEW; ROUX Y ANASTOMOSIS; SAFETY; STOMACH BYPASS; STOMACH POUCH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORBID OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GASTRIC BYPASS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WISCONSIN;

EID: 25444530399     PISSN: 10981861     EISSN: 10981861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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