… LABS-3 will involve a subset of LABS-2 subjects … bariatric surgery are detailed in this report,
along with a description of the outcomes, measures, and hypotheses used in LABS-1 and -2. …

… accounted for the majority of bariatric surgical procedures performed in the United … of bariatric
surgery-2 (LABS-2), a large cohort study of adults who have undergone a bariatric surgical …

… of the LABS-2 study population to provide a basic description of the health status of a large
cohort of patients undergoing bariatric surgery at … A description of domains assessed in LABS, …

… bariatric surgery [17]. From March 2006 to April 2009, 2458 participants ≥18 years old who
had not previously undergone bariatric surgery underwent bariatric surgery … before surgery. …

… The biopsies reviewed in this report were obtained from the 6,383 patients who underwent
primary bariatric surgical procedures in either the LABS-1 or LABS-2 study. The general …

… bariatric surgery. Between February 1, 2006, and February 17, 2009, patients ≥ 18 years old,
seeking bariatric surgery by participating surgeons … previous weight loss surgery. Of those …

… The Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery-2 (LABS-2) study, a large multicenter
observational cohort study with prospective and standardized data collection, was designed to …

… bariatric surgery, and the favorable effect of bariatric surgery … Surgeons were certified to
participate in the LABS-1 study, but bariatric surgical accreditation did not exist when the LABS…

… of approximately 2400 patients who underwent their first bariatric surgery and is examining
the longer term efficacy of bariatric surgery. There are also 2 LABS-3 studies, including the …

… weight loss may be helpful to enhance clinical decision-making for individuals considering
bariatric surgery, but this analysis of LABS-2 baseline parameters demonstrates this is an …