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Bariatric Surgery at the Extremes of Age by J. Fatima; S. G. Houghton; C. W. Iqbal; G. B. Thompson; F. L. Que; M. L. Kendrick; J. L. Mai; M. L. Collazo-Clavel; M. G. Sarr is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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The safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in adolescents and especially in Medicare population have been challenged. Our aim was to determine short-term (30-day) and long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery in patients>or=60 years and or=60 years and 12 patientsor=60 years and all 12 adolescents returned the questionnaire (92%) at a mean of 5 years (range 1-19 years). For patients>or=60 years, 30-day mortality was 0.7%, serious morbidity delaying discharge was 14%, and 5-year mortality was 5%. At a mean of 5 years, body mass index (BMI in kg/m2) decreased from a mean (+/-SEM) of 46+/-1 to 33+/-1 with a 51% resolution of weight-related comorbidities and an 89% subjective overall satisfaction rate. In patients
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- Author
- J. Fatima; S. G. Houghton; C. W. Iqbal; G. B. Thompson; F. L. Que; M. L. Kendrick; J. L. Mai; M. L. Collazo-Clavel; M. G. Sarr
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag; Springer Verlag; Elsevier BV; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc.; Springer Nature (ISSN 1091-255X)
- Published
- 2006
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)