Mayo Clinic proceedings
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Aug 2008
Effect of bariatric surgery on the metabolic syndrome: a population-based, long-term controlled study.
To assess the effect of weight loss by bariatric surgery on the prevalence of the metabolic syndrome (MetS) and to examine predictors of MetS resolution. ⋯ Roux-en-Y gastric bypass induces considerable and persistent improvement in MetS prevalence. Our results suggest that reversibility of MetS depends more on the amount of excess weight lost than on other parameters.
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Mayo Clinic proceedings · Aug 2008
Obesity as a risk factor for unanticipated admissions after ambulatory surgery.
To test the hypothesis that obesity is an independent risk factor for unplanned hospital admission or readmission among patients scheduled for ambulatory surgery in a tertiary medical center. ⋯ Obesity is not a significant independent risk factor for unplanned admission after ambulatory surgery, suggesting that obesity per se should not prevent ambulatory surgery from being scheduled.