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Six-month readmissions following bariatric surgery: results of a nationwide analysis
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Background: Morbidity and mortality after laparoscopic bariatric surgery have decreased steadily during the past 2 decades. National data on the rates at which these patients may require return to the hospital beyond 30 days are lacking. We aimed to determine the national burden and causes of readmission after the 3 most common bariatric procedures in the United States.
Methods: All adult patients with morbid obesity (>18 years old) who underwent...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Preview, Accepted manuscript, pdf, 957.9KB, Terms of use)
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1016/j.surg.2019.06.003
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- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Journal:
- Surgery More from this journal
- Volume:
- 166
- Issue:
- 5
- Pages:
- 926-933
- Publication date:
- 2019-08-06
- Acceptance date:
- 2019-06-13
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1532-7361
- ISSN:
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0039-6060
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English
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pubs:1013268
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uuid:90fc017a-0c13-4468-ad52-e297da44b872
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pubs:1013268
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1013268
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2019-06-14
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- Elsevier
- Copyright date:
- 2019
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- © 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is avialable from Elsevier at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surg.2019.06.003
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