Perioperative Nutritional, Metabolic, and Nonsurgical Support of the Bariatric Surgery Patient

Publication Date: November 1, 2019
Last Updated: March 14, 2022

Recommendations

R1. (2019*). Patients with a BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 without co-existing medical problems and for whom bariatric procedures would not be associated with excessive risk are eligible for a bariatric procedure. (A, , 1)
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Overview

Title

Perioperative Nutritional, Metabolic, and Nonsurgical Support of the Bariatric Surgery Patient

Authoring Organizations

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

American Society of Anesthesiologists

The Obesity Society

Obesity Medicine Association