Preoperative multidisciplinary program for bariatric surgery: a proposal for the Brazilian Public Health System

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery has become the gold standard treatment for morbid obesity, but access to surgery remains difficult and low compliance to postoperative follow-up is common. To improve outcomes, enable access and optimize follow-up, we developed a multidisciplinary preoperative...

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Main Authors: Elinton Adami CHAIM, José Carlos PAREJA, Martinho Antonio GESTIC, Murillo Pimentel UTRINI, Everton CAZZO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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