An evidenced-based assessment of preoperative weight loss in bariatric surgery

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1059-1061

  Tarnoff, Michael ^a   Kaplan, Lee M ^b   Shikora, Scott ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY FAT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INFLAMMATION; JOINT PROSTHESIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; OBESITY; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL STRESS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BARIATRIC SURGERY; HUMANS; OBESITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 49649124581     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-008-9603-y     Document Type: Editorial

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