Refeeding Syndrome: An Important Complication Following Obesity Surgery

Background: Refeeding syndrome (RFS) is an important and well-known complication in malnourished patients, but the incidence of RFS after obesity surgery is unknown and the awareness of RFS in obese patients as a postsurgical complication must be raised. We present a case of RFS subsequent to biliop...

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Main Authors: Sonja Chiappetta, Jürgen Stein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-01-01
Series:Obesity Facts
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/442534