Risk for hospital readmission following bariatric surgery.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Complications resulting in hospital readmission are important concerns for those considering bariatric surgery, yet present understanding of the risk for these events is limited to a small number of patient factors. We sought to identify demographic characteristics, concom...
Main Authors: | Robert B Dorman, Christopher J Miller, Daniel B Leslie, Federico J Serrot, Bridget Slusarek, Henry Buchwald, John E Connett, Sayeed Ikramuddin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3296721?pdf=render |
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