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Bariatric surgery linked to lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission – News-Medical.Net
A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients who have obesity and who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Nov 24 2020
A Cleveland Clinic study shows that among patients who have obesity and who tested positive for COVID-19, a past history of bariatric surgery was significantly associated with a lower risk of hospital and intensive care unit admission. The results were published in the journal of Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases.
In the past months, researchers worldwide have identified obesity as a risk factor for developing a severe form of COVID-19, which…
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