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Study Clarifies Link between Obesity and Surgical Complications

The largest multicenter retrospective analysis to date linking obesity and surgical outcomes is shedding new light on complications and the opportunities for preoperative patient management. Robert A. Meguid, MD, MPH, FACS, from the University of Colorado Department of Surgery in Aurora, and Anthony T. Petrick, MD, FACS, from Geisinger Health in Danville, Pennsylvania, discuss harnessing the power of the ACS National Surgical Quality Improvement Program® database to examine outcomes in obese populations that were largely underpowered in prior studies. Read the full story on the ACS website: https://www.facs.org/for-medical-prof... - - About American College of Surgeons: The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a scientific and educational association of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to improve the quality of care for the surgical patient by setting high standards for surgical education and practice and is headquartered in Chicago, IL. The College is a surgical society dedicated to promoting the highest standards of surgical care through education of, and advocacy for, its Fellows and their patients, and to safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment. Get more ACS: YouTube:    / amcollegeofsurgeons   Twitter:   / amcollsurgeons   Facebook:   / amcollsurgeons   Instagram:   / amcollsurgeons   ACS Website: https://www.facs.org/