Prediction of severe complicatons and death in superobese patients undergoing open gastric bypass with the Recife Score

CONTEXT: Superobese patients who undergo gastric bypass have a greater incidence of complications. The greater incidence of comorbidity in this group leads to a higher surgical risk, and a need for special care. By analyzing the risk factors identified in the preoperative period, scoring them, const...

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Main Authors: Euclides Dias Martins-Filho, Leila Katz, Melania Amorim, Álvaro Antônio Bandeira Ferraz, Edmundo Machado Ferraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2011-03-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032011000100003&lng=en&tlng=en