Increased perioperative mortality following bariatric surgery among patients with cirrhosis

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 897-901

  Mosko, Jeffrey D ^a   Nguyen, Geoffrey C ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cirrhosis; Gastric Bypass; Mortality; Postoperative Complications

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BARIATRIC SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

ADULT; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, MORBID; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860389084     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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