COVID-19 and Obesity: Is Bariatric Surgery Protective? Retrospective Analysis on 2145 Patients Undergone Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery from High Volume Center in Italy (Lombardy)

INTRODUCTION: On February 20, 2020, a severe case of pneumonia due to SARS-CoV-2 was diagnosed in northern Italy (Lombardy). Some studies have identified obesity as a risk factor for severe disease in patients with COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to investigate the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 in...

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Published in:Obes Surg
Main Authors: Uccelli, Matteo, Cesana, Giovanni Carlo, De Carli, Stefano Maria, Ciccarese, Francesca, Oldani, Alberto, Zanoni, Adelinda Angela Giulia, Giorgi, Riccardo, Villa, Roberta, Ismail, Ayman, Targa, Simone, D’Alessio, Andrea, Cesana, Giancarlo, Mantovani, Lorenzo, Olmi, Stefano
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Language:Inglês
Published: Springer US 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7599117/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33128218
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-020-05085-z
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