title: Surgical treatment for morbid obesity.
abstract: Many people find it difficult to lose weight. Surgery is often considered a last resort for morbidly obese people after more traditional methods of weight control have failed. Patients require expert nursing care peri-operatively.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Therapy Unit, Walsall Manor Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Simmonds
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000601:surgery*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing*; D016896:Treatment Outcome