Abstract
Unhealthy Alcohol Use—A Common Iatrogenic Complication of Bariatric Surgery
Highlights
Maciejewski and colleagues[4] compared a smaller sample of surgical patients with nonsurgical patients who were already drinking at unhealthy levels at preoperative baseline
Unhealthy alcohol use includes any pattern of drinking that is associated with adverse health outcomes, including but not limited to alcohol use disorders
These findings warrant a more strident effort to improve preoperative alcohol education, counseling, and problem prevention provided by surgical health care teams
Summary
Maciejewski and colleagues[4] compared a smaller sample of surgical patients with nonsurgical patients who were already drinking at unhealthy levels at preoperative baseline. Unhealthy alcohol use represents an important but overlooked end point in surgical bariatric research.
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