2003
Surgery for Obesity
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“… 3 in which the mean of BMI was 48,8 kg/m 2 and with another research that obtained a mean of 45,2 kg/m 2 . Most of obese who are submitted to the operation, follow the formal indications: BMI bigger or equal to 40 kg/m 2 or BMI between 35-39,9 kg/m 2 associated to one comorbidity 3 , 11 , 25 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… 3 in which the mean of BMI was 48,8 kg/m 2 and with another research that obtained a mean of 45,2 kg/m 2 . Most of obese who are submitted to the operation, follow the formal indications: BMI bigger or equal to 40 kg/m 2 or BMI between 35-39,9 kg/m 2 associated to one comorbidity 3 , 11 , 25 .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…12 However, we know little about how much patients value weight loss and how willing patients may be to accept serious risk to achieve substantial weight loss. Although clinicians and health payers traditionally focus on medical and economic effects, patients seek surgery for a variety of reasons.…”
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“…Bariatric surgery has become an increasingly utilized therapeutic option for patients with morbid (body mass index [BMI] >40 kg/m 2 ) or complicated (BMI of 35–40 kg/m 2 with comorbidities) obesity to obtain sustainable weight loss [1]. However, morbidly obese (MO) patients often have a high prevalence of cardiopulmonary diseases and multiple comorbidities, which often predispose these patients to an increased risk of postoperative morbidity and mortality.…”
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confidence: 99%
