Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes — 5-Year Outcomes

R. Schauer, Philip; L. Bhatt, Deepak; P. Kirwan, John; Wolski, Kathy; Aminian, Ali; A. Brethauer, Stacy; D. Navaneethan, Sankar; P. Singh, Rishi; E. Pothier, Claire; E. Nissen, Steven; R. Kashyap, Sangeeta

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1600869

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Bariatric Surgery versus Intensive Medical Therapy for Diabetes — 5-Year Outcomes

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Feb 15, 2017

Authors:

Philip R. Schauer

Deepak L. Bhatt

John P. Kirwan

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Long-term results from randomized, controlled trials that compare medical therapy with surgical therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes are limited. METHODS: We assessed outcomes 5 years after 150 patients who had type 2 diabetes and a body-mass index (BMI; the weight in kilograms divid...

Subject

Medicine

Diabetes mellitus

Medical therapy

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