The Effect of Preoperative Weight Loss before Gastric Bypass: A Systematic Review

• Hauptverfasser: Deepak K. Kadeli (Verfasst von), John P. Sczepaniak (Verfasst von), Kavita Kumar (Verfasst von), Christie Youssef (Verfasst von), Arash Mahdavi (Verfasst von), Milton Owens (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Hindawi Limited, 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. Many insurance companies require obese patients to lose weight prior to gastric bypass. From a previous study by the same authors, preoperative weight at surgery is strongly predictive of weight loss up to one year after surgery. This review aims to determine whether preoperative weight...