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August 22, 2007New England Journal of Medicine4,665 citationsOpen Access

Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Swedish Obese Subjects

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LSLars SjöströmKNKristina NarbroCSC. David Sjöström

Key Points

  • The aim is to evaluate the impact of bariatric surgery on long-term mortality rates in individuals with severe obesity.
  • Examined the effects of bariatric surgery on participants with severe obesity

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Does bariatric surgery reduce overall mortality in Swedish subjects with severe obesity?

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Population
Swedish subjects with severe obesity
I
Intervention
Bariatric surgery
O
Outcome
overall mortalityhard clinical

Bariatric surgery is associated with decreased overall mortality and long-term weight loss in subjects with severe obesity.

Abstract

Bariatric surgery for severe obesity is associated with long-term weight loss and decreased overall mortality.

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Sjöström et al. (2007) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d56b2e75589c71d767c914https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa066254
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