Comparative Characteristics of Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated by Bariatric Surgery Versus Medical Treatment: a Multicentre Analysis of 277,862 Patients from the German/Austrian DPV Database.

Katharina LaubnerNicole PrinzJoachim BrückelAndreas SerwasMarcus AltmeierReinhard WelpDietmar KrakowFelix GroßEsther BollowJochen SeufertReinhard W Hollnull null

Published in: Obesity surgery (2019)

Despite favourable 2-year outcomes, bariatric surgery is still used rarely in patients with T2DM and obesity. BMI rather than metabolic control seems to represent the major selector for or against bariatric surgery in T2DM.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
weight loss
glycemic control
obese patients
weight gain
type diabetes
insulin resistance
body mass index
healthcare
clinical trial
metabolic syndrome
study protocol
randomized controlled trial
adipose tissue
cardiovascular disease
high fat diet induced
capillary electrophoresis
smoking cessation