Gastric Bypass Surgery for Patients Over 60

Is bariatric weight-loss surgery (gastric bypass) safe for patients over 60 years old? That is a question posed by doctors at the Case Western Reserve University, and published in the June issue of Archives of Surgery.

According to the report:

…a recent review of the Medicare database … reported significant mortality rates in all Medicare recipients undergoing bariatric surgery, especially elderly patients. Consequently, we have undertaken this study to critically review our experience with Medicare patients and elderly patients undergoing gastric bypass and have compared the results of these 2 groups with the remainder of our bariatric database population.

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