Does weight loss immediately before bariatric surgery improve outcomes: a systematic review

Abstract Background Preoperative weight loss before bariatric surgery has been proposed as a predictive factor for improved patient compliance and the degree of excess weight loss achieved after surgery. In the present study, we sought to determine the effect of preoperative weight loss on postopera...

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Veröffentlicht in:Surgery for obesity and related diseases 2009-11, Vol.5 (6), p.713-721
Hauptverfasser: Livhits, Masha, M.D, Mercado, Cheryl, M.P.H, Yermilov, Irina, M.D, Parikh, Janak A., M.D, Dutson, Erik, M.D, Mehran, Amir, M.D, Ko, Clifford Y., M.D, Gibbons, Melinda Maggard, M.D
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