RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Bariatric surgery versus non-surgical treatment for obesity
JF British Journal of Sports Medicine
JO Br J Sports Med
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Association of Sport and Exercise Medicine
SP 246
OP 246
DO 10.1136/bjsports-2014-f5934rep
VO 50
IS 4
A1 Viktoria L Gloy
A1 Matthias Briel
A1 Deepak L Bhatt
A1 Sangeeta R Kashyap
A1 Philip R Schauer
A1 Geltrude Mingrone
A1 Heiner C Bucher
A1 Alain J Nordmann
YR 2016
UL http://bjsm.bmj.com/content/50/4/246.abstract
AB STUDY QUESTION What are the summary effects of bariatric surgery compared with non-surgical treatment for obesity on body weight loss, comorbidities, adverse events, and quality of life?SUMMARY ANSWER Bariatric surgery is more effective in inducing body weight loss and remission of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome after a maximal follow-up of 2 years, no cardiovascular events or deaths were reported after bariatric surgery, and the most common adverse events after bariatric surgery were iron deficiency anaemia and reoperations.