TY - CHAP
T1 - Metabolic and anatomic complications following bariatric surgery
AU - Martindale, Robert G.
AU - Deveney, Clifford W.
AU - Bubenik, Sara
AU - Desai, Svetang
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2013 Springer Science+Business Media New York. All rights reserved.
PY - 2013/7/1
Y1 - 2013/7/1
N2 - There has been a virtual explosion in the number of bariatric procedures done in the USA and globally in the past 5 years. It is anticipated that more than 200,000 bariatric procedures will be done in the USA in 2012. Bariatric procedures carried out today are generally safe, in most cases effective, and commonly cost-effective in the total health care cost of this population [1]. This chapter reviews the short- and long-term complications of bariatric procedure.
AB - There has been a virtual explosion in the number of bariatric procedures done in the USA and globally in the past 5 years. It is anticipated that more than 200,000 bariatric procedures will be done in the USA in 2012. Bariatric procedures carried out today are generally safe, in most cases effective, and commonly cost-effective in the total health care cost of this population [1]. This chapter reviews the short- and long-term complications of bariatric procedure.
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U2 - 10.1007/978-1-4614-6123-4_33
DO - 10.1007/978-1-4614-6123-4_33
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:84929541143
SN - 1461461227
SN - 9781461461227
SP - 413
EP - 420
BT - Common Problems in Acute Care Surgery
PB - Springer New York
ER -