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Bariatric Operations

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Source Control

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Abstract

• Gastrointestinal (GI) leaks after bariatric operations can kill. • Aggressive treatment of wound infection after open bariatric operations rarely includes opening the entire incision. • Atelectasis after bariatric operations is a surprisingly uncommon cause of delayed discharge and is almost never the cause of florid sepsis.

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  1. Robert E. Brolin
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  1. Department of Surgery Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1650 Selwyn Avenue 4th Floor, Suite 4F, Bronx, NY, 10457, USA

    Moshe Schein (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

  2. Eaton North 9–234 Toronto General Hospital University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada

    John C. Marshall (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

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Brolin, R.E. (2003). Bariatric Operations. In: Schein, M., Marshall, J.C. (eds) Source Control. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55914-3_28

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