2022 American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Eisenberg, Dan; A. Shikora, Scott; O. Aarts, Edo; Aminian, Ali; Angrisani, Luigi; V. Cohen, Ricardo; De Luca, Maurizio; Leite Faria, Sílvia; Goodpaster, Kasey; Haddad, Ashraf; Himpens, Jacqués; Kow, Lilian; Kurian, Marina; Loi, Ken; Mahawar, Kamal; Nimeri, Abdelrahman; O’Kane, Mary; Papasavas, Pavlos; Ponce, Jaime; S.A. Pratt, Janey; M. Rogers, Ann; E. Steele, Kimberley; Suter, Michel; N. Kothari, Shanu

doi:10.1007/s11695-022-06332-1

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2022 American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Published in Obesity Surgery • Nov 7, 2022

Authors:

Dan Eisenberg

Scott A. Shikora

Edo O. Aarts

Abstract

Major updates to 1991 National Institutes of Health guidelines for bariatric surgery Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is recommended for individuals with a body mass index (BMI) > 35 kg/m 2 , regardless of presence, absence, or severity of co-morbidities. MBS should be considered for individual...

Subject

Medicine

Obesity

Body mass index

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