Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Whilst bariatric surgery is cost effective in the management of severe or complex obesity, successful outcomes necessitate specialist multidisciplinary pre-operative and post-operative care. The report by the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD), Too Lean a Service? A review of the care of patients who underwent bariatric surgery (2012) made critical recommendations for the process of care.Aims: To as...

Background: Bariatric surgery is the most successful treatment for patients with severe and complex obesity.Aims: To assess clinical outcomes after bariatric surgery in a specialist centre.Setting: Specialist weight management service in a university teaching hospital.Methods: We performed an observational analysis of clinical outcomes for patients who underwent bariatric surgery during the period 31st</...