Preoperative weight gain in bariatric surgery.
A significant weight gain with a mean of 4.4 kg was found between the date of acceptance for bariatric surgery and the date of admission to hospital for the operation.
de Witt Hamer
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Red Cross Hospital, Department of General Surgery, The Netherlands. pcvdwh@dds.nl
Tuinebreijer
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D015391:Gastroplasty; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D015430:Weight Gain