Interpretation of laboratory results after gastric bypass surgery: the effects of weight loss and time on thirty blood tests in a five years follow up program

Long-term follow-up with blood-tests is essential for bariatric surgery to be a successful treatment for obesity and related comorbidities. Adverse effects, deficiencies and metabolic improvements need to be controlled. Our objective was to investigate the impact of time and weight-loss on laboratory results in each postoperative phase after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB).
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original articles Source Type: research