Bariatric surgery outcomes in oxygen-dependent patients: analysis of the MBSAQIP database.

CONCLUSION: Oxygen-dependent patients undergoing bariatric surgery are at a higher risk of both morbidity and mortality postoperatively. PMID: 31399310 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31399310?dopt=Abstract

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - July 3, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Afraz S, Dang JT, Modasi A, Switzer N, Birch DW, Karmali S Tags: Surg Obes Relat Dis Source Type: research