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Bariatric surgery outcomes in Medicare beneficiaries

BACKGROUND: The Medicare population is increasing while the prevalence of obesity remains high. Bariatric surgery is the most efficacious treatment of obesity and its comorbidities. The objective of this investigation was to assess trends in utilization, readmission, mortality, and cost of bariatric...

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Autores principales: Wirth, Keith, Kizy, Scott, Abdelwahab, Hisham, Zhang, Jianying, Agarwal, Santosh, Ikramuddin, Sayeed, Leslie, Daniel B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8019272/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33841887
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/osp4.462