Association of prior bariatric surgery with outcomes following emergency general surgery

CONCLUSIONS: Prior MBS is associated with decreased mortality and perioperative complications as well as reduced resource utilization in select EGS procedures. Our findings suggest that patients with a history of MBS can be managed effectively by acute surgical interventions.PMID:38458835 | DOI:10.1016/j.soard.2024.01.018

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - March 8, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Nam Yong Cho Joanna Curry Saad Mallick Nikhil Chervu Joseph Hadaya Konmal Ali Zachary Tran Peyman Benharash Source Type: research