Cargando…

Effect of BMI on safety of bariatric surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic, procedure choice, and safety protocols – An analysis from the GENEVA Study

BACKGROUND: It has been suggested that patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of > 60 kg/m(2) should be offered expedited Bariatric Surgery (BS) during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The main objective of this study was to assess the safety of this approach. METHODS: We conducte...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Singhal, Rishi, Omar, Islam, Madhok, Brijesh, Ludwig, Christian, Tahrani, Abd A., Mahawar, Kamal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Asia Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity. 2022
Materias:
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9174153/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35718696
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2022.06.003