… to bariatric surgery [21], … racial disparity in access to MIG in the United States. Minimally
invasive techniques are underutilized in racial minorities despite their known benefits to patients. …

… Obesity remains a major public health concern in the USA across all strata of sex, … obesity,
individuals with lower socioeconomic status are also less likely to undergo bariatric surgery …

… any differences in mortality among these racial … undergoing bariatric procedures between
2006 and 2008. Similarly, to our report, mortality was significantly higher for open procedures (…

… , we identified 2500 patients (74% men) who underwent bariatric surgery in Veterans
Affairs (VA) bariatric centers from 2000-2011 and matched them to 7462 control patients using …

… Therefore, we hypothesized that patients with SES as measured by racial or ethnic minority
… the United States. Our finding that single patients were less likely to receive bariatric surgery …

… of severely obese patients prevail in the United States. … racial differences and postoperative
adverse effects.[23] [31] … into socioeconomic factors of receiving bariatric surgery. Further …

… From these and other studies [33,34,35] comparing outcomes after bariatric surgeries, …
mortality, and morbidity rates in NHB patients. In this study of EBTs, a similar racial/ethnic disparity …

… US population based on race/ethnicity, age, and comorbidities than prior studies examining
bariatric surgery … Critically, it provides data on the benefits of bariatric surgery in elderly …

… gender and racial disparities in bariatric surgery to optimize and improve outcomes for patients.
… In 2003, only 11 surgeons in the United States were using the robotic platform to perform …

… patients represent a disproportionate share of COVID-19 infections and death in the United
States, in this study, mortality … not differ between Black and White patients after adjusting for …