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APSA
Bariatric Surgery Toolkit
Guideline · May 2019 · 1 min read
In brief
In brief
Quality improvement toolkit for pediatric bariatric surgery developed by APSA's Quality and Safety Committee. Provides evidence-based and experiential approaches to optimize care for obese surgical patients, offered as educational resource without formal APSA endorsement.
- APSA Quality and Safety committee provides a dedicated toolkit for bariatric surgery quality improvement initiatives.
- Toolkit targets clinicians managing obese pediatric patients with focus on standardizing care approaches.
- Content includes both evidence-based and experiential approaches—not formally endorsed by APSA.
- Resource designed for anyone interested in improving quality metrics in pediatric bariatric surgery programs.
Written by the GCMD Library team from the guideline.
Welcome to the APSA Quality and Safety committee Bariatric Surgery Toolkit. This page is intended to help anyone who is interested in quality improvement of the management of obese patients.
Many of the approaches described are evidence based - some are not. These approaches have not been approved by APSA.
This guideline lives on pedsurglibrary.com.
Open it on pedsurglibrary.com ↗Educational content from recorded physician discussions — not medical advice. Talk to your (or your child's) care team about your situation.
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