Supported byReprinted from December 2018USMPMG90180048Baxter Announces Renewed Commitment to Bariatric Surgery Obesity is a global problem affecting 604 million adults worldwide.1 In the United States, obesity has a prevalence of 40%, and the rate continues to increase each year.2 As a result, there has been a 5% increase in the number of bariatric procedures,3 and bariatric surgeons are being faced with performing higher volumes of these surgeries and ensuring that they are effective. Recent
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