Guidelines and Preoperative Assessment for Bariatric Surgery.

Park,  Ji Yeon; Kim,  Yong Jin

doi:2013.14.2.63

J Korean Diabetes > Volume 14(2); 2013 > Article

Focused Issue

The Journal of Korean Diabetes 2013;14(2):63-66.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4093/jkd.2013.14.2.63 Published online June 30, 2013.

고도비만 수술의 가이드라인 및 수술 전 평가

박지연, 김용진

Guidelines and Preoperative Assessment for Bariatric Surgery.

Ji Yeon Park, Yong Jin Kim

Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. yjgs1997@gmail.com

Abstract

Bariatric surgery is the only treatment that has been shown to provide sustained weight loss for patients that are morbidly obese. Throughout its relatively short history, bariatric surgery has not yet been widely performed in Korea, and there is still no generally accepted consensus regarding which patients should be indicated for this surgery and what should be evaluated preoperatively. This review suggest several recommended guidelines and the practical applications of those guidelines based on clinical experience.

Key Words: Morbid obesity, Bariatric surgery, Practice guidelines, Evaluation studies, Multidisciplinary communication