Cause of death in patients awaiting bariatric surgery
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Cause of death in patients awaiting bariatric surgery.
BACKGROUND Obesity is associated with increased mortality. Bariatric surgery is becoming an important treatment modality for obesity, with an associated reduction in mortality. There are few data available on the incidence and cause of death in referred patients while they are waiting for bariatric surgery. METHODS We retrospectively examined all cases of death in patients who were referred f...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Surgery
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0008-428X
DOI: 10.1503/cjs.002914