Open AccessBariatric Surgery and Long-term Survival in Patients With Obesity and End-stage Kidney Disease
Author(s) -
Kyle H. Sheetz,
Laura Gerhardinger,
Justin B. Dimick,
Seth A. Waits
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
jama surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.757
H-Index - 176
eISSN - 2168-6262
pISSN - 2168-6254
DOI - 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0829
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , kidney disease , retrospective cohort study , surgery , incidence (geometry) , population , cohort , cumulative incidence , body mass index , cohort study , confidence interval , physics , environmental health , optics
Obesity rates in patients with end-stage kidney disease are rising, contribute to excess morbidity, and limit access to kidney transplant. Despite this, there continues to be controversy around the use of bariatric surgery in this patient population.
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