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Park and Kim: Guidelines and Preoperative Assessment for Bariatric Surgery

Abstract

Bariatric surgery is the only treatment that has been shown to provide sustained weight loss for patients that are morbidly obese. Throughout its relatively short history, bariatric surgery has not yet been widely performed in Korea, and there is still no generally accepted consensus regarding which patients should be indicated for this surgery and what should be evaluated preoperatively. This review suggest several recommended guidelines and the practical applications of those guidelines based on clinical experience.

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Table 1.
Recommended laboratory evaluation of candidates for bariatric surgery
Complete blood cell count
Serum chemistries with parameters for liver and kidney function
Fasting blood glucose
Lipid profile (total cholesterol, triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol)
HbA1c
Iron level, ferritin
Vitamin B12
Thyrotropin
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