Annals On Call - Does Bariatric Surgery Decrease Mortality?
Authors: Robert M. Centor, Christina C. Wee
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2020)

Web Exclusives17 November 2020Annals On Call - Does Bariatric Surgery Decrease Mortality?FREERobert M. Centor, MD and Christina C. Wee, MD, MPHRobert M. Centor, MDHuntsville Regional Medical Campus, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (R.M.C.)Search for more papers by this author and Christina C. Wee, MD, MPHDeputy Editor (C.C.W.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/A19-0042 Eligible for CME Point-of-CareCME/MOC SectionsAboutVisual Abstract ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail In this episode of Annals On Call, Dr. Centor discusses the long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery with Dr. Christina Wee.Annals articles discussed include...Three-Year Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Obesity and Hypertension. A Randomized Clinical Trial: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M19-3781Association Between Bariatric Surgery and All-Cause Mortality: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study in a Universal Health Care System: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M19-3925Bariatric Surgery for Patients With Obesity: The Earlier the Better?: https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M20-5199About Annals On CallAnnals On Call focuses on a clinically influential article published in Annals of Internal Medicine. Dr. Robert Centor shares his own perspective on the material and interviews topic area experts to discuss, debate, and share diverse insights about patient care and health care delivery.For more information on Annals On Call and for more episodes, visit go.annals.org/OnCall. Comments0 CommentsSign In to Submit A Comment Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Huntsville Regional Medical Campus, University of Alabama Birmingham School of Medicine, Birmingham, Alabama (R.M.C.)Deputy Editor (C.C.W.)Disclosures: Dr. Centor has disclosed the following: Consultancy: DynaMed, MDCalc, Medscape, National Kidney Foundation, The Curbsiders. Employment: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Wee has disclosed no conflicts of interest.Editors' Disclosures: Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, reports that her spouse has stock options/holdings with Targeted Diagnostics and Therapeutics. Stephanie Chang, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor, reports employment with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, travel compensation from the Guidelines International Network, and participation in the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute methodology committee. Deborah Cotton, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor, reports that she has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Eliseo Guallar, MD, MPH, DrPH, Deputy Editor, Statistics, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Christina C. Wee, MD, MPH, Deputy Editor, reports employment with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Sankey V. Williams, MD, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interests to disclose. Yu-Xiao Yang, MD, MSCE, Deputy Editor, reports that he has no financial relationships or interest to disclose. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThree-Year Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Obesity and Hypertension Carlos A. Schiavon , Deepak L. Bhatt , Dimas Ikeoka , Eliana V. Santucci , Renato Nakagawa Santos , Lucas P. Damiani , Juliana D. Oliveira , Rachel Helena V. Machado , Helio Halpern , Frederico L.J. Monteiro , Patricia M. Noujaim , Ricardo V. Cohen , Marcio G. de Souza , Celso Amodeo , Luiz A. Bortolotto , Otavio Berwanger , Alexandre B. Cavalcanti , and Luciano F. Drager Association Between Bariatric Surgery and All-Cause Mortality: A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study in a Universal Health Care System Aristithes G. Doumouras , Dennis Hong , Yung Lee , Jean-Eric Tarride , J. Michael Paterson , and Mehran Anvari Bariatric Surgery for Patients With Obesity: The Earlier the Better? Christina C. Wee Metrics 17 November 2020Volume 173, Issue 10Page: OC1 ePublished: 17 November 2020 Issue Published: 17 November 2020 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2020 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.Loading ...