Prebariatric surgery care and postoperative outcomes: increased number of visits associated with smaller weight losses over first  2 postoperative years

The prebariatric 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 article Source Type: research