Back to basics - Clinical diagnosis in bariatric surgery. Routine drains and upper GI series are unnecessary

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2268-2271

  Dallal, Ramsey M ^a   Bailey, Linda ^a   Nahmias, Nissin ^a  

^a EINSTEIN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anastomotic leak; Bariatric surgery; Drains; Gastric bypass; UGI series

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRAIN; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH BYPASS; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TACHYCARDIA; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; GASTRIC BYPASS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUCTION; TACHYCARDIA; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 36248986653     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9368-8     Document Type: Article

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