Surgical treatment for morbid obesity.
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.
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Intensive Therapy Unit, Walsall Manor Hospitals NHS Trust.
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