Laparoscopic gastric banding is safe in outpatient surgical centers

Obesity Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 415-422

  Cobourn, Chris ^a   Mumford, David ^a   Chapman, Mary Ann ^b   Wells, Leandra ^c  

^a Surgical Weight Loss Centre   (Canada)

^b Visage Communications   (United States)

^c ALLERGAN PLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Ambulatory clinic; Freestanding clinic; Lap Band; Laparoscopic gastric banding (lagb); Obesity; Outpatient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; GASTRIC BANDING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBID OBESITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; GASTROPLASTY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; ONTARIO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953284756     PISSN: 09608923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-009-0065-7     Document Type: Article

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