National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Analysis of Bariatric Operations: Modifiable Risk Factors Contribute to Bariatric Surgical Adverse Outcomes

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 203, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 625-633

  Livingston, Edward H ^a   Arterburn, David ^b   Schifftner, Tracy L ^c   Henderson, William G ^c   DePalma, Ralph G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Department of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VENTILATOR WEANING;

EID: 33750460656     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2006.07.006     Document Type: Article

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