Bariatric surgery: the challenges with candidate selection, individualizing treatment and clinical outcomes

Bariatric surgery: the challenges with candidate selection, individualizing treatment and clinical outcomes

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Obesity is recognized as a global health crisis. Bariatric surgery offers a treatment that can reduce weight, induce remission of obesity-related diseases, and improve the quality of life. In this article, we outline the different options in bariatric surgery and...

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Main Authors: Neff KJ, Olbers T, le Roux CW
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Bariatric surgery
obesity
pre-operative assessment
postoperative outcomes.
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/8
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spelling doaj-a6c04911557d4bc7a4f9c2ea8eb2b1c72020-11-24T22:10:24ZengBMCBMC Medicine1741-70152013-01-01111810.1186/1741-7015-11-8Bariatric surgery: the challenges with candidate selection, individualizing treatment and clinical outcomesNeff KJOlbers Tle Roux CW<p>Abstract</p> <p>Obesity is recognized as a global health crisis. Bariatric surgery offers a treatment that can reduce weight, induce remission of obesity-related diseases, and improve the quality of life. In this article, we outline the different options in bariatric surgery and summarize the recommendations for selecting and assessing potential candidates before proceeding to surgery. We present current data on post-surgical outcomes and evaluate the psychosocial and economic effects of bariatric surgery. Finally, we evaluate the complication rates and present recommendations for post-operative care.</p> http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/8Bariatric surgeryobesitypre-operative assessmentpostoperative outcomes.
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Bariatric surgery: the challenges with candidate selection, individualizing treatment and clinical outcomes
BMC Medicine
Bariatric surgery
obesity
pre-operative assessment
postoperative outcomes.
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Olbers T
le Roux CW
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title Bariatric surgery: the challenges with candidate selection, individualizing treatment and clinical outcomes
title_short Bariatric surgery: the challenges with candidate selection, individualizing treatment and clinical outcomes
title_full Bariatric surgery: the challenges with candidate selection, individualizing treatment and clinical outcomes
title_fullStr Bariatric surgery: the challenges with candidate selection, individualizing treatment and clinical outcomes
title_full_unstemmed Bariatric surgery: the challenges with candidate selection, individualizing treatment and clinical outcomes
title_sort bariatric surgery: the challenges with candidate selection, individualizing treatment and clinical outcomes
publisher BMC
series BMC Medicine
issn 1741-7015
publishDate 2013-01-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p>Obesity is recognized as a global health crisis. Bariatric surgery offers a treatment that can reduce weight, induce remission of obesity-related diseases, and improve the quality of life. In this article, we outline the different options in bariatric surgery and summarize the recommendations for selecting and assessing potential candidates before proceeding to surgery. We present current data on post-surgical outcomes and evaluate the psychosocial and economic effects of bariatric surgery. Finally, we evaluate the complication rates and present recommendations for post-operative care.</p>
topic Bariatric surgery
obesity
pre-operative assessment
postoperative outcomes.
url http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/11/8
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