Bariatric Surgery is Safe for Patients After Recovery from COVID-19

In December, 2019, the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) originated in Wuhan, China [1]. COVID-19 disseminated rapidly throughout China and subsequently to the rest of the world resulting in a declaration of the disease as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020 [2]. This disease produced a wide clinical spectrum in infected patients ranging from asymptomatic carriers to critical illness and fatalities.

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - August 2, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: R. Wesley Vosburg, Janey S.A. Pratt, Tammy Kindel, Ann M. Rogers, Siddharth Kudav, Ambar Banerjee, Edward Hernandez, Dimitrios Athanasiadis, Laura E. Fischer, Kellen Hayes, Thomas Shin, Ali Aminian, Julie J. Kim Tags: Original articles Source Type: research