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October 7, 2015JAMA Surgery169 citations

Self-harm Emergencies After Bariatric Surgery

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JBJunaid A. BhattiANAvery B. NathensDTDeva Thiruchelvam

Key Points

  • This research examines the heightened risk of self-harm emergencies following bariatric surgery.
  • Analyzed self-harm emergency rates post-bariatric surgery
  • Emphasized the importance of post-operative follow-up
  • Recommended routine suicide risk assessments
  • Observed increased incidence of self-harm emergencies in patients post-surgery
  • Highlighting the need for proactive mental health evaluations
  • Suggests that suicide risk screening could mitigate these emergencies

Abstract

In this study, the risk of self-harm emergencies increased after bariatric surgery, underscoring the need for screening for suicide risk during follow-up.

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Bhatti et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d7c88b61e2ce1627d17f6dhttps://doi.org/10.1001/jamasurg.2015.3414
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