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A novel risk prediction model for 30-day severe adverse events and readmissions following bariatric surgery based on

Maher El Chaar1, Jill Stoltzfus1, Keith Gersin2

  • 1St Luke's University Hospital and Health Network, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : Official Journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
|May 5, 2019
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Keywords:
30-day readmission rates30-day severe adverse eventsBariatric surgeryRisk prediction model

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