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- Title
Does a preoperative medically supervised weight loss program improve bariatric surgery outcomes? A pilot randomized study.
- Authors
Parikh, Manish; Dasari, Meena; McMacken, Michelle; Ren, Christine; Fielding, George; Ogedegbe, Gbenga
- Abstract
Many insurance payors mandate that bariatric surgery candidates undergo a medically supervised weight management (MSWM) program as a prerequisite for surgery. However, there is little evidence to support this requirement. We evaluated in a randomized controlled trial the hypothesis that participation in a MSWM program does not predict outcomes after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) in a publicly insured population.
- Publication
Surgical endoscopy, 2012, Vol 26, Issue 3, p853
- ISSN
1432-2218
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00464-011-1966-9