Fatal Complications of Bariatric Surgery
Goldfeder L, Ren C, Gill J. Fatal Complications of Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2006, 16: 1050-1056. PMID: 16901359, DOI: 10.1381/096089206778026325.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBariatric surgeryMortality rateFatal complicationTherapeutic complicationsDay of surgeryLong-term riskType of procedureChief Medical ExaminerInitial surgeryMorbid obesityAnastomotic leakCommon complicationBariatric operationsAppropriate therapyReasons patientsPredictable complicationsComplicationsSubsequent infectionSurgeryActual incidenceNew York CityDeathMedical examinersPatientsYork City