Rapid Evidence Review of Bariatric Surgery in Super Obesity (BMI ≥ 50 kg/m²).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Despite accumulating evidence of the important health benefits of bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients in general, bariatric surgery outcomes are less clear in higher-risk, high-priority populations of patients with BMI ≥ 50 kg/m². To help the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Services Research & Development Service (HSR&D) develop a research agenda, we conducted a rapid evidence review to better understand bariatric surgery outcomes in adults with BMI ≥ 50 kg/m².

Methods

We searched MEDLINE^®, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, the Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials, and ClinicalTrials.gov through June 2016. We included trials and observational studies. We used pre-specified criteria to select

SUBMITTER: Peterson K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5359153 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature