1 in 50

[firecat]

A recent study by researchers at the University of Washington found that 1 in 50 people die within one month of having gastric bypass surgery, and that figure jumps nearly fivefold if the surgeon is inexperienced.

From "Gastric Bypass Surgery Gone Bad" on http://www.cbsnews.com/

Comments

[libskrat]

--> body_positive, perhaps?

[firecat]

Feel free to link to this or post an entry there about it. I didn't post it there because it's not very positive...

[keryx.livejournal.com]

Indeed. It's more of a "please find a way to feel positive about yourself rather than getting this surgery" thing.