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The Cleveland Clinic has managed to quantify the actual risk of death*, in case anyone needs to know this:
Web-based Calculator Predicts Risk of Death, Complications from Diabetes and Obesity
“The IDC Risk Calculator can provide a glimpse into the future for individuals with diabetes and obesity, and demonstrate the impact usual medical care versus metabolic surgery would have on their risk of death or major complications,” said lead study author Ali Aminian, MD, FACS, FASMBS, a bariatric surgeon and associate professor of surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, OH. “This can better inform treatment decisions and doctor recommendations and hopefully lead to improved patient care and outcomes.”
The IDC Risk Calculator is available in the Cleveland Clinic Risk Calculator Library and may also be downloaded as an app for Android and iOS (BariatricCalc).
*press release from The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)
Web-based Calculator Predicts Risk of Death, Complications from Diabetes and Obesity
“The IDC Risk Calculator can provide a glimpse into the future for individuals with diabetes and obesity, and demonstrate the impact usual medical care versus metabolic surgery would have on their risk of death or major complications,” said lead study author Ali Aminian, MD, FACS, FASMBS, a bariatric surgeon and associate professor of surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, OH. “This can better inform treatment decisions and doctor recommendations and hopefully lead to improved patient care and outcomes.”
The IDC Risk Calculator is available in the Cleveland Clinic Risk Calculator Library and may also be downloaded as an app for Android and iOS (BariatricCalc).
*press release from The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)