Filling the gaps in bariatric surgical research
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The gaps between the proliferation of bariatric surgical procedures include an assessment of the effectiveness of bariatric surgery in the population, the total impact of bariatric surgery on patients, the health care system, and the psychological mechanisms that promote weight loss after surgery. Through a better understanding of the mechanism physicians and the public will come to appreciate the appropriate role of bariatric surgery in the care of patients with morbid obesity and those living with the complications of obesity.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2005
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Enhancement of claims data to improve risk adjustment of hospital mortality
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The effect on risk-adjusted hospital mortality rates of adding present on admission (POA) codes and numerical laboratory data to administrative claims data are assessed. The analysis has supported the value of enhancing administrative claims data with POA codes and a limited set of numerical laboratory values obtained at admission, as these data provide information to avoid errors in the designation of hospitals.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2007
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Early mortality among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing bariatric surgical procedures
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The risk of early mortality among Medicare beneficiaries and the relative risk of death among older patients are evaluated. Findings indicate that patients aged 65 years or older had a substantially higher risk of death within the early postoperative period than younger patients.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2005
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