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Editorial
. 2021 Apr 30;108(4):e179-e180.
doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab037.

Simple tool to prioritize access to bariatric surgery for people living with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Samarasinghe  1 , A Sudlow  2 , G K Dimitriadis  3 , A R Ahmed  4 , S Purkayastha  4 , C Tsironis  4 , S Hakky  4 , K Moorthy  4 , S J B Aylwin  3 , S Panagiotopoulos  5 , S El-Hassani  6 , A G Patel  5 , H Chahal  1 , S Hameed  1 , C W le Roux  7 , D J Pournaras  2 , A D Miras  1
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Editorial

Simple tool to prioritize access to bariatric surgery for people living with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic

S Samarasinghe et al. Br J Surg. .
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Proportion of patients in Edmonton Obesity Scoring System categories Edmonton Obesity Staging Score (EOSS) 0: No apparent risk factors, physical symptoms, psychopathology, functional limitations and/or impairment of well-being related to obesity. EOSS 1: Presence of obesity-related subclinical risk factors, mild physical symptoms, mild psychopathology, mild functional limitation and/or mild impairment of well-being. EOSS 2: Presence of established obesity-related chronic disease, moderate limitations in activities of daily living and/or well-being. EOSS 3: Established end-organ damage such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, stroke, significant psychopathology, significant functional limitation and/or impairment of well-being. EOSS 4: Severe (potentially end-stage) disabilities from obesity-related chronic diseases, severe disabling psychopathology, severe functional limitations and/or severe impairment of well-being. Priority (P) level 1a, emergency procedure to be performed in less than 24 h; 1b, procedure to be performed in less than 72 h; 2, procedure to be performed in less than 1 month; 3, procedure to be performed in less than 3 months; 4, procedure to be performed in more than 3 months.
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