TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Bariatric Surgery A1 - Zak, Yulia A1 - Gee, Denise A2 - Mazer, Laura M. A2 - Lagisetty, Kiran A2 - Butler, Kathryn L. Y1 - 2017 N1 - T2 - Pocket Journal Club: Essential Articles in General Surgery AB - Over 15 million adult Americans (6.6% of the population) had a BMI > 40 kg/m2 in 2013, and the rate of obesity continues to rise.1 Obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.2 Approximately 179,000 weight loss procedures were performed in the United States in 2013, and strong data now demonstrate that bariatric surgery decreases morbidity and mortality in obese patients.3 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/09 UR - accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1191196056 ER -