Weight Loss Surgery Reduces Healthcare Resource Utilization and All-Cause Inpatient Mortality in Morbid Obesity: a Propensity-Matched Analysis.
Somashekar G KrishnaVarun RawalClaire DurkinRohan M ModiAlice HintonZobeida Cruz-MonserrateDarwin L ConwellHisham HussanPublished in: Obesity surgery (2019)
Hospitalized patients with a history of BRS have lower all-cause mortality and healthcare resource utilization compared to those who are morbidly obese. These observations support the continued application of BRS as an effective and resource-conscious treatment for morbid obesity.
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