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Article: Modest weight loss before bariatric surgery predicts postoperative success.(Gastroenterology)(Clinical report)
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- Internal Medicine News
- Article date:
- December 15, 2007
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High-risk morbidly obese patients who lose 10% or more of their excess body weight before undergoing bariatric surgery shed postoperative weight more rapidly than do those who do not lose the excess weight preoperatively, reported Dr. Christopher D. Still and his associates.
The investigators, of the center for nutrition and weight management at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa., said patients who lose that "modest" amount in the preoperative period also are less likely to have a long hospital stay, probably because they have fewer complications.
"Optimal preparation for high-risk individuals with significant comorbid medical problems ...