Pre-Bariatric Surgery Care and Postoperative Outcomes: Increased Number of Visits Associated with Smaller Weight Losses over First 2 Postoperative Years

The pre-bariatric surgery assessment process can be challenging to patients and serve as a barrier to surgery. There is limited evidence to support its utility in improving postoperative outcomes for the majority of patients.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - June 25, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Colleen Tewksbury, Jingwei Wu, Kelly C. Allison, Heather Gardiner, Kristoffel R. Dumon, Noel N. Williams, David B. Sarwer Tags: Original articles Source Type: research