The Effect of Bariatric Surgery Volume on General Surgery Outcomes for Morbidly Obese Patients

• Main Authors: Katheryn Hope Wilkinson (Author), Ruizhe Wu (Author), Aniko Szabo (Author), Rana Higgins (Author), Jon Gould (Author), Tammy Kindel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction. Bariatric surgery performed at high volume centers decreases length of stay, cost, and morbidity and mortality. The effect of a high volume of bariatric surgery procedures on outcomes may extend not just to bariatric surgery but to any general surgical procedure in morbidly obese patie...