UC Irvine news from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery conference

A team lead by Dr. Ninh T. Nguyen, chief of UC Irvine's Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, presented research identifying key risk factors that impact the safety of patients undergoing bariatric surgery at the 28th annual conference of the Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, held in June, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. View news coverage about the UC Irvine study of high-risk bariatric patients:

June 29, 2011
BariatricTV video — UC Irvine’s Dr. Ninh Nguyen cites risk factors for bariatric surgery patients »

June 20, 2011
HealthyState.org — Knowing a patient’s risk factors can improve safety during weight-loss surgery »

June 17, 2011
DocGuide.com — UC Irvine study shows key risk factors for bariatric surgery patients »

June 16, 2011
HealthDay Physician Briefing — UC Irvine surgeon cites risk factors for weight-loss surgery patients »

June 16, 2011
News Medical — Risk factors determine the safest weight-loss procedure, UC Irvine researchers show »

June 15, 2011
LATimes.com — Weight-loss surgery risk factors include gender, age, type 2 diabetes and type of operation »

June 15, 2011
EndocrineToday.com — Risk factors for bariatric surgery patients identified »

June 15, 2011
Becker’s ASC Review — Six factors increase a patient’s risk of death after weight-loss surgery »

June 15, 2011
Newswise — Knowing a patient's risk factors improves weight-loss surgery safety »