title: Bariatric surgery: review of common procedures and mortality analysis.
abstract: Obesity is a growing epidemic, and its burden on the health care system and its impact on mortality are well known. Bariatric surgery is increasingly used worldwide to treat morbid obesity, generally defined as body mass index > or = 40 kg/m2. Common bariatric surgical procedures are described and mortality analyses of two recent clinical studies are presented.
authors.affiliation: Transamerica Reinsurance Company, Charlotte, NC, USA. Robert.Profumo@transamerica.com
authors.forename: Robert J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Profumo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality; D049088:Bariatrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000379:methods / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D016019:Survival Analysis