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Prevalence of Adverse Intraoperative Events during Obesity Surgery and Their Sequelae

Alexander J. Greenstein, Abdus S. Wahed, Abidemi Adeniji, Anita P. Courcoulas, Greg Dakin, David R. Flum, Vincent L. Harrison, James E. Mitchell, Robert W. O’Rourke, Alfons Pomp,

Journal of the American College of Surgeons · 2012 · 51 citations · 13 references

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Abstract

Incidence of an AIE is not infrequent during bariatric surgery and is associated with much higher risk of major complication. Additional study is needed to assess the association between specific AIEs and short-term complications.

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