Research
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The incidence of microvascular complications was significantly reduced in the surgery group (11.5%) compared to the control group (46.3%).
Surgical management may significantly lower the risk of microvascular complications in diabetic patients.
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Compared with the control group, the group undergoing gastric bypass surgery had a significantly reduced incidence of microvascular complications-46.3% versus 11.5%.
Why this rating
The study is a retrospective analysis with a significant sample size and long follow-up.
Source
Gastric Bypass Surgery Leads to Long-term Remission or Improvement of Type 2 Diabetes and Significant Decrease of Microvascular and Macrovascular Complications
Yijun Chen et al. · Annals of Surgery · 2015
cohort · n=173Cited 62×
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