Surgery decreases long-term mortality, morbidity, and health care use in morbidly obese patients.

<h4>Objective</h4>This study tested the hypothesis that weight-reduction (bariatric) surgery reduces long-term mortality in morbidly obese patients.<h4>Background</h4>Obesity is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. The impact of surgically induced, long-term weight loss on this mortality ... View More