Criteria for selection of appropriate candidates for bar­iatric surgery have been established to minimize surgical complications and to maximize the benefit of these important and limited procedures. The preoperative workup should evaluate a patient’s medical, nutritional, mental and functional health...

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Bariatric surgery should be considered for patients with severe obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m2) and obesity-related diseases, or BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 without obesity-related diseases. Bariatric surgery could be considered for patients with obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) with severe obesity-related d...

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Can. Med. Assoc. J; 192 (31), 2020

Obesity is a complex chronic disease in which abnormal or excess body fat (adiposity) impairs health, increases the risk of long-term medical complications and reduces lifespan.1 Epidemiologic studies define obesity using the body mass index (BMI; weight/height2), which can stratify obesity-related healt...

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