Obesity is a growing public health crisis in the United States and is associated with a
substantial disease burden due to an increased risk for multiple complications, including …

Background Studies have shown racial discrepancies in the rates of postoperative adverse
events following bariatric surgery (BS). We aim to systematically review the literature …

Importance The outcomes of bariatric surgery vary considerably across patients, but the
association of race with these measures remains unclear. Objective To examine the …

Abstract Background The United States is battling obesity and heart failure (HF) epidemics.
Although studies have suggested relationships between obesity and HF morbidity, little is …

Background Racial disparities in postoperative complications have been demonstrated in
bariatric surgery, yet the relationship of race to complication severity is unknown. Study …

Background Research on nonsurgical weight loss interventions has failed to demonstrate
consistent efficacy on asthma control, although these interventions resulted in only modest …

Background As the life expectancy in the United States continues to increase, more elderly,
sometimes frail patients present with sub-acute surgical conditions such as a symptomatic …

Study objective With increasing improvement in perioperative care, post-surgical
complication and mortality rates have continued to decline in the United States …

Background NonHispanic black patients bear a disproportionate burden of the obesity
epidemic and its related medical co-morbidities. While bariatric surgery is the most effective …

Background Prior studies investigating racial, socioeconomic, and/or insurance disparities
with regard to access to care and outcomes in bariatric surgery have been performed with …