Moving the Dial Toward Reducing Complications for Weight-Loss Surgery Patients (IMAGE)

American College of Surgeons

Moving the Dial Toward Reducing Complications for Weight-Loss Surgery Patients

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From 2013 to 2017, the number of bariatric (weight-loss) operations performed annually rose from 234 to 438 at an accredited bariatric surgery program. Yet, the program reportedly saw these postoperative quality improvements for its patients.

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American College of Surgeons, 2018

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