Inadequacy of BMI as an indicator for bariatric surgery.

What it found

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The trial behind it

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Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

1. The DECON pilot project investigates predictive markers for successful bariatric surgery.Scientific reports · 2023
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2. Bariatric and metabolic surgery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: DSS recommendations for management of surgical candidates and postoperative patients and prioritisation of access to surgery.The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology · 2020
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3. Body composition, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry and obesity: the paradigm of fat (re)distribution.BJR case reports · 2019
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4. Results of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in 541 Consecutive Patients with Low Baseline Body Mass Index (30-35 kg/mObesity surgery · 2016
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5. Combining Body Mass and Shape Indices in Clinical Practice.Case reports in medicine · 2016
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6. Cardiovascular risk profile in Mediterranean patients submitted to bariatric surgery and intensive lifestyle intervention: impact of both interventions after 1 year of follow-up.Obesity surgery · 2015
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7. Lifestyle management for enhancing outcomes after bariatric surgery.Current diabetes reports · 2014
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8. Is it time to lower the bar for bariatric surgery?Obesity surgery · 2014
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9. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry in obesity.CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association journal = journal de l'Association medicale canadienne · 2014
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10. Impact of gastrointestinal surgery on cardiometabolic risk.Current atherosclerosis reports · 2012
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11. New insight on bariatric surgery difficult to swallow.Nature medicine · 2012
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Corrections and comments

• Comment on
  Effect of dietary protein content on weight gain, energy expenditure, and body composition during overeating: a randomized controlled trial.2012
• Comment on
  Bariatric surgery and long-term cardiovascular events.2012
• Erratum issued

Authors and funding

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Abstract

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