Gastric bypass surgery at ages older than 35 years associated with improved survival
Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 12:50
in Health & Medicine
Researchers examined whether gastric bypass surgery is equally effective in reducing mortality in groups undergoing surgery at different ages. Bariatric surgery is effective in reducing all-cause and cause-specific long-term mortality. Whether the long-term mortality benefit of surgery applies to all ages at which surgery is performed is not known.