Meta-Analysis: Surgical Treatment of Obesity

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Meta-Analysis: Surgical Treatment of Obesity

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Figure 1. Surgical procedures. Reprinted with permission from the American Society for Bariatric Surgery (http://www.asbs.org).

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Figure 2. Literature flow.

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Table 1. Pooled Results for Controlled Trials of Weight Loss following Bariatric Surgery

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Figure 3. Weight loss by procedure. Lap = laparoscopic; RYGB = Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; VBG = vertical banded gastroplasty.

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Table 2. Pooled Results for All Studies on Weight Loss following Bariatric Surgery

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Table 3. Mortality Analysis for Surgical Procedures

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Table 4. Pooled Results from All Studies for Postoperative Adverse Events by Bariatric Procedure

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Table 5. Pooled Results from Controlled Trials of Postoperative Adverse Events following Bariatric Procedures

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Appendix Table 1. Evidence Table for Controlled Trials of Surgical Treatment of Obesity ${webonly}$

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Appendix Table 2. Evidence Table for Case Series of Surgical Treatment of Obesity ${webonly}$

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Appendix Table 3. Postoperative Adverse Events by Bariatric Procedure in Controlled Trials ${webonly}$

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Appendix Table 4. Pooled Results for All Studies of Postoperative Adverse Events following Bariatric Procedures according to Operative Approach ${webonly}$