Journal article
Risk factors for abdominal reoperations in bariatric patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: With a growing bariatric population, a better understanding of the patient and health provider-related factors associated with later reoperations could help providers enhance follow-up and develop reliable benchmarking targets.
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the patient and provider-related risk factors associated with abdominal reoperations in bariatric patients.
Authors
Elnahas AI; Reid JN; Lam M; Doumouras AG; Anvari M; Schlachta CM; Alkhamesi NA; Hawel J; Urbach DR
Journal
Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 233–240
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
February 2022
DOI
10.1016/j.soard.2021.10.016
ISSN
1550-7289