S157-a structured early intervention program in patients with predicted poor long-term outcome following bariatric surgery: a prospective randomized study.

Background: Early postoperative weight loss can be predictive of one-year outcomes. It is unclear if poor performers identified in the first post-operative month can have improvement in outcomes with additional support and education.

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of a structured targeted support program for patients with lower-than-average early post-operative weight loss on 1-year outcomes.

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