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Prior Bariatric Surgery is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Poor Outcomes in COVID-19: Propensity Matched Analysis of a Large Multi-institutional Research Network

PURPOSE: Through sustained weight loss and improvement in metabolic co-morbidities, bariatric surgery is hypothesized to reduce the risk of severe COVID-19. Small studies have suggested favorable outcomes; however, large population-based studies are lacking. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We conducted a ret...

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Autores principales: Hadi, Yousaf Bashir, Mann, Rupinder, Sohail, Amir Humza, Graves, Miles, Szoka, Nova, Abunnaja, Salim, Tabone, Lawrence E., Thakkar, Shyam, Singh, Shailendra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer US 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8608849/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34813037
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05803-1