Bariatric surgery in patients with previous COVID-19 infection

CONCLUSION: Minor and moderate COVID-19 infections, especially the forms not complicated with invasive mechanical ventilation, should not preclude the indication for bariatric surgery. In our experience, a prior COVID-19 infection does not induce additional specific complications following bariatric surgery.PMID:33952429 | DOI:10.1016/j.soard.2021.03.029

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - May 6, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Marius Nedelcu Ludovic Marx Rami Edward Lutfi Ramon Vilallonga Victor Diaconu Shadi Aboudi Arturo Cirera de Tudela Jos é Vicente Ferrer Jose Ramirez Patrick Noel Anamaria Nedelcu Sergio Carandina Source Type: research