Open AccessRisk of anemia in morbidly obese patients after bariatric surgery in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Tse-Yao Wang,
Hsien-Hao Huang,
Ming-Shun Hsieh,
Chih-Yen Chen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
world journal of diabetes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1948-9358
DOI - 10.4239/wjd.v11.i10.447
Subject(s) - medicine , anemia , hazard ratio , cohort , obesity , body mass index , incidence (geometry) , surgery , population , cohort study , pediatrics , confidence interval , environmental health , physics , optics
Bariatric surgery is one of most effective long-term treatments for morbid obesity. However, post-bariatric surgery anemia is identified as a common adverse effect and remains a challenge nowadays.