A review of the safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in adults over the age of 60: 2002-2013

Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 403-410

  Caceres, Billy A ^a,b   Moskowitz, Dana ^b   O'Connell, Theresa ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Department of Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

Disparities; Elderly; Obesity; Older adult; Outcomes; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BARIATRIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; OBESITY, MORBID; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84937073705     PISSN: 23276886     EISSN: 23276924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2327-6924.12235     Document Type: Review

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