Facility works to ensure safety in bariatric program.
Patients over 50 present greater risks because many have several pre-existing comorbidities. Patients are assigned clinical professionals, exercise specialists, nutritionists, and support staff to help minimize risks. Minimally invasive banding procedure can actually be reversed, if necessary.
D050110:Bariatric Surgery; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D009515:New Jersey; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D017751:Safety Management / Q000458:organization & administration*