Patient Preparation for and Criteria to Progress to Bariatric Surgery Are Not Standardized Across the UK: Results of a National Survey

Obes Surg. 2022 Mar;32(3):937-939. doi: 10.1007/s11695-021-05791-2. Epub 2021 Nov 12.

Authors

Maria Boland¹, Kerry Aitken², Gillian Drummond¹, Brian Joyce¹, Andrew de Beaux¹, Bruce Tulloh¹, Peter J Lamb¹, Andrew G Robertson³; South East Scotland Bariatric Service

Affiliations

¹ Department of General Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, 51 Little France Crescent, Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh, EH16 4SA, UK.
² Department of Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Hayfield Road, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5AH, UK.
³ Department of Surgery, Victoria Hospital, Hayfield Road, Kirkcaldy, KY2 5AH, UK. Andrew.robertson1@nhs.scot.

PMID: 34767136
DOI: 10.1007/s11695-021-05791-2

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Bariatric Surgery*
Humans
Obesity, Morbid* / surgery
United Kingdom