Morbid obesity: postsurgical predictive factors and prioritization of the waiting list Obesidad mórbida: factores predictivos postquirúrgicos y priorización de la lista de espera

Aim: to study a sample of patients with morbid obesity who are on the waiting list for a surgical intervention, to establish various scores of surgical risk (Possum and severity score), and to assess potential criteria for list prioritization. Design: we calculated physiological and surgical Possum...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: F. Sabench Pereferrer, M. Hernández González, M. Abelló Salas, J. Domènech Calvet, S. Blanco Blasco, D. del Castillo Déjardin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Aran Ediciones 2005-03-01
Series:Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas
Subjects:
Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1130-01082005000300004