Bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

H Buchwald, Y Avidor, E Braunwald, MD Jensen… - Jama, 2004 - jamanetwork.com
ContextAbout 5% of the US population is morbidly obese. This disease remains largely
refractory to diet and drug therapy, but generally responds well to bariatric surgery.
ObjectiveTo determine the impact of bariatric surgery on weight loss, operative mortality
outcome, and 4 obesity comorbidities (diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and
obstructive sleep apnea). Data Sources and Study SelectionElectronic literature search of
MEDLINE, Current Contents, and the Cochrane Library databases plus manual reference …