Bariatric surgery in Medicare patients: greater risks but substantial benefits

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 299-304

  Yuan, Xiang ^a   Martin Hawver, Lisa R ^b   Ojo, Peter ^a   Wolfe, Luke M ^a   Meador, Jill G ^a   Kellum, John M ^a   Maher, James W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Medicare; Mortality; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPERVENTILATION SYNDROME; INCISIONAL HERNIA; INTERNAL HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICARE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SMALL INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; STOMACH BYPASS; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY MASS INDEX; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICARE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67349223285     PISSN: 15507289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2008.08.018     Document Type: Article

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