Thread: CNN: Weight-loss surgery safe, but sleep apnea increases risk
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Old July 31st, 2009, 03:57 PM posted to soc.support.fat-acceptance,sci.med,alt.support.diet,alt.support.diet.low-carb,alt.support.diet.weightwatchers
Walter Bushell
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Default CNN: Weight-loss surgery safe, but sleep apnea increases risk
In article ,
(Larry) wrote:

Story Highlights
* Study: Bariatric surgery in skilled hands is safer than first thought
* Out of 4,776 patients, only 4.3 percent experienced a serious
complication
* Sleep apnea, severe obesity, history of blood clots, and walking limits
raise risk

Eh, just the people who get the operation are most at risk. Few people
without any of those conditions undergo Bariatric Surgery.