… undergoes surgical treatment for obesity, with roughly 228,000 individuals receiving bariatric
surgery in the United States … While patient's race was not found to be linked with surgeon …

… Risk) study, of 25 828 liver biopsies performed at a US health system between 2004 and …
user effect (ie, patients who chose to undergo bariatric surgery could be more health conscious …

… procedures performed in the USA in 2013 [4]. In fact, between 2011 and 2013, the number
of bariatric surgeries performed in the USA … complication, and black race. Specifically, the …

… with the increased access to bariatric surgery among minority groups suggest a continued
need for policy initiatives to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health care access. Our …

… bariatric surgery; however, potential surgical complications may discourage referring physicians
and patients from undergoing bariatric surgery… demonstrates that race/ethnicity, baseline …

… patient populations and only inpatient bariatric surgery procedures and in-hospital
complications/deaths … on the changes that have occurred in bariatric surgery over the past 23 …

… Obesity is a growing epidemic in the United States with at least one-third of the population
… deaths per year [3,4,5,6]. Bariatric surgery is supported as an effective treatment for severe …

… additional data regarding the beneficial effects of bariatric surgery on all-cause mortality for
the 3 types of bariatric surgery widely used in the United States, Israel, and world-wide. The …

… related to diet, exercise, race, ethnicity, cancer stage, and surgery biomarkers. The change
in … sample accurately represents most of the patients who receive bariatric surgery in the US. …

… factors and reducing disparities through targeted interventions. Thus, … racial/ethnic disparities
in NAFLD prevalence, disease severity, and prognosis among patients in the United States…