New tool helps surgeons predict patients' risk of complications after bariatric operations
Monday, April 4, 2011 - 13:40
in Health & Medicine
A new risk calculator can predict the risk of postoperative complications occurring for individual bariatric surgery patients, according to a study published in the March issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons. The risk calculator will help in surgical decision-making and will help patients better understand what they can expect during recovery in order to prepare for a bariatric operation...