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16570549

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-3-30
pubmed:abstractText
Obesity is a major public health problem in developed nations worldwide. Currently, the only treatment for severe obesity (BMI > or = 35 kg/m2 with comorbidity) that provides long-term weight loss is bariatric surgery. Restrictive, malabsorptive, and combination procedures have been developed. Each type of procedure has its merits and unique set of risks and complications. Weight loss after bariatric surgery is accompanied by predictable improvement or resolution of obesity-related comorbidities and improved quality of life and life expectancy. Candidates for bariatric surgery are often at high risk for complications because of obesity-related comorbidities. Therefore, careful patient selection for bariatric surgery, together with well-designed strategies for preventing and managing complications, are keys to success. Close monitoring for nutritional deficiencies and short- and long-term complications is required to completely assess outcomes of these procedures.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0891-1150
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
73 Suppl 1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
S51-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Perioperative management of the bariatric surgery patient: focus on cardiac and anesthesia considerations.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't