Morbid obesity: postsurgical predictive factors and prioritization of the waiting list
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Morbid obesity: postsurgical predictive factors and prioritization of the waiting list.
AIM To study a sample of patients with morbid obesity who are on the waiting list for a surgical intervention, to establish various scores of surgical risk (Possum and severity score), and to assess potential criteria for list prioritization. DESIGN We calculated physiological and surgical Possum scores for every patient, and analysed comorbidities and other associated factors to calculate th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082005000300004