Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric SurgeryHumansFemaleGastric BypassMaleGastrectomy
Modified bariatric frailty score to predict postoperative outcomes in elderly patients following sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Raul Sebastian, Alba Zevallos, Oscar Tuesta, Adrian Riva, Jorge Cornejo, Tarek Hassab, Gina Adrales, Christina Li, Michael Schweitzer
Published: 202610.1016/j.soard.2025.10.002
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Elderly patients undergo bariatric surgery less frequently than younger patients due to several factors such as increased complication risk. Obesity exacerbates frailty among elderly patients through sarcopenia and metabolic dysfunction.…
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