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Anesthetic Aspects of Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Times • March 2016
s
tudies should address the disparity
between the high perioperative
obesity prevalence and the limited
number of obesity-related research
in anesthesiology as evidenced by
s
cientific abstracts at the ASA and
IARS. We conclude that a call to
action is warranted.
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UNDING: No funding was provided.
DISCLOSURES: This study was financially
supported by the Department of
Anesthesiology, Tufts Medical Center,
Boston, Massachusetts.
A
UTHOR AFFILIATION: Ingrid Moreno-
Duarte, MD, and Roman Schumann, MD,
are from Tufts Medical Center in Boston,
Massachusetts.
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DDRESS FOR
CORRESPONDENCE:
Ingrid Moreno-Duarte, MD,
Department of Anesthesiology,
Tufts Medical Center, 800
Washington St., Boston, MA 02111; Phone:
(617) 636-6044; Fax: (617) 636-8384