Why the study?
What are the clinical risk factors for postoperative complications in US veterans undergoing bariatric surgery?
What are the clinical risk factors for postoperative complications in US veterans undergoing bariatric surgery?
Smoking and superobesity are significant preoperative risk factors for postoperative complications in veterans undergoing bariatric surgery.
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Supports preoperative optimization in high-risk veterans; extends risk models but leaves practice change open pending validation.
Livingston et al. (2006) studied this question.
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