Eric Rosero, MD, MS
Rates of 30-day readmission and postoperative complications are no greater when morbidly obese patients undergo surgery in a same-day setting than the inpatient setting, an observational study has found. These findings came as a surprise.
Investigators at UT Southwestern Medical Center, in Dallas, concluded that when proper selection criteria are followed, same-day surgery in morbidly obese individuals appears to be at least as safe as inpatient surgery.
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