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February 1, 1998Annual Review of Medicine

Surgical Implications of Obesity

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Why the study?

Can obese patients be treated as safely and effectively as normal weight counterparts during surgery?

Population

Obese patients undergoing surgery

Comparison

Surgical treatment with appropriate… vs Normal weight counterparts

Design

Review

Authors

LFLouis FlancbaumSt. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital CenterPCPatricia S. ChobanMount Carmel Health

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Overview

Supports surgical eligibility for obese patients with precautions; leaves open prospective confirmation of safety.

Structured PICO

Can obese patients be treated as safely and effectively as normal weight counterparts during surgery?

P
Population
Obese patients undergoing surgery
I
Intervention
Surgical treatment with appropriate perioperative precautions and monitoring
C
Comparator
Normal weight counterparts
O
Outcome
Operative morbidity and mortality

Obesity should not preclude patients from receiving appropriate surgical therapy, provided proper perioperative precautions are taken.

Cite This Study

Flancbaum et al. (1998) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a70f4ccac440176ef29a482https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.med.49.1.215
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