Bariatrics

Scientists at University of London, Imperial College target bariatrics

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 27th, 2010

In this recent article published in the British Medical Journal, scientists in London, the United Kingdom conducted a study "To describe national trends in bariatric surgery and examine the factors influencing outcome in bariatric surgery in U.K.. Observational population cohort study."

"Hospital Episode Statistics database. All patients who had primary gastric bypass, gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy procedures between April 2000 and March 2008. 30 day mortality, mortality at one year after surgery, unplanned readmission to hospital within 28 days, and duration of stay in hospital. 6953 primary bariatric procedures were carried out during the study...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2010-09-27)

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