High Mortality Rate for Patients Requiring Intensive Care After Surgical Revision Following Bariatric Surgery

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[2] Passaro DJ(2004)Lifestyle, diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors 10 years after bariatric surgery N Engl J Med 351 2683-2693

[3] Hershow RC(2007)Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity N Engl J Med 356 2176-2183

[4] Sjostrom L(2004)Multivariate analysis of risk factors for death following gastric bypass for treatment of morbid obesity Ann Surg 239 698-702

[5] Lindroos AK(2004)Anastomotic leaks after laparoscopic gastric bypass Obes Surg 14 1299-1307

[6] Peltonen M(2003)Clinical predictors of leak after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity Surg Endosc 17 679-684

[7] DeMaria EJ(2005)Laparoscopic gastric bypass versus laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in the super-obese: a comparative study of 290 patients Obes Surg 15 76-81

[8] Fernandez AZ(1996)Emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in cases of peritonitis after intraabdominal surgery affects the efficacy of empirical antimicrobial therapy Clin Infect Dis 23 486-494

[9] Demaria EJ(2005)The use of severity scores in the intensive care unit Intensive Care Med 31 1618-1623

[10] Tichansky DS(2003)2001 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS International Sepsis Definitions Conference Crit Care Med 31 1250-1256

[1] Olshansky SJ(2005)A potential decline in life expectancy in the United States in the 21st century N Engl J Med 352 1138-1145

[2] Passaro DJ(2004)Lifestyle, diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors 10 years after bariatric surgery N Engl J Med 351 2683-2693

[3] Hershow RC(2007)Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity N Engl J Med 356 2176-2183

[4] Sjostrom L(2004)Multivariate analysis of risk factors for death following gastric bypass for treatment of morbid obesity Ann Surg 239 698-702

[5] Lindroos AK(2004)Anastomotic leaks after laparoscopic gastric bypass Obes Surg 14 1299-1307

[6] Peltonen M(2003)Clinical predictors of leak after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity Surg Endosc 17 679-684

[7] DeMaria EJ(2005)Laparoscopic gastric bypass versus laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding in the super-obese: a comparative study of 290 patients Obes Surg 15 76-81

[8] Fernandez AZ(1996)Emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in cases of peritonitis after intraabdominal surgery affects the efficacy of empirical antimicrobial therapy Clin Infect Dis 23 486-494

[9] Demaria EJ(2005)The use of severity scores in the intensive care unit Intensive Care Med 31 1618-1623

[10] Tichansky DS(2003)2001 SCCM/ESICM/ACCP/ATS/SIS International Sepsis Definitions Conference Crit Care Med 31 1250-1256