Weight Loss
Studies from C.D. Still and colleagues yield new information about weight loss
Published in Hospital Law Weekly, November 8th, 2007
A report, 'Outcomes of preoperative weight loss in high-risk patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery,' is newly published data in Archives of Surgery. According to a study from the United States, "HYPOTHESIS: Modest, preoperative weight loss will improve perioperative outcomes among high-risk, morbidly obese patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. A prospective, longitudinal assessment of characteristics and outcomes of gastric bypass patients."
"All patients undergoing open or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity or its comorbid medical problems at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania, during a 3-year period...
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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2007-11-08)
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