Developing criteria for pediatric/adolescent bariatric surgery programs
| Autor: | Renee M. Porter, Meredith Dreyer, Wendy Ward-Begnoche, Michele Polfuss, Robert E. Kramer, Michelle A. Fullmer, Elizabeth A. Getzoff, Stacy Stolzman, Marc P. Michalsky, Kirk W. Reichard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
| Předmět: |
Patient Care Team
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent business.industry Surgical care MEDLINE Bariatric Surgery Disease Management Disease Surgical procedures Morbidly obese medicine.disease Obesity Surgery Obesity Morbid Morbid obesity Nutrition Assessment Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Humans Disease management (health) business Child |
| Zdroj: | Pediatrics. 128 |
| ISSN: | 1098-4275 |
| Popis: | The prevalence of morbid obesity in adolescents is rising at an alarming rate. Comorbidities known to predispose to cardiovascular disease are increasingly being diagnosed in these children. Bariatric surgery has become an acceptable treatment alternative for morbidly obese adults, and criteria have been developed to establish center-of-excellence designation for adult bariatric surgery programs. Evidence suggests that bariatric surgical procedures are being performed with increasing numbers in adolescents. We have examined and compiled the current expert recommendations for guidelines and criteria that are needed to deliver safe and effective bariatric surgical care to adolescents. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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