Severe obesity increases risks of health problems during surgery

Monday, June 15, 2009 - 15:56 in Health & Medicine

Healthcare providers must carefully consider the unique risk factors related to severe obesity in patients undergoing all types of surgery, according to an American Heart Association scientific advisory published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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