Obesity surgery in adults

The objectives of these guidelines are :

1. to improve the long-term efficacy of obesity surgery and reduce the incidence of complications through :

• better selection, information and preparation of patients,

• choice of the technique that provides the best benefit/risk ratio in the patients selected, 

• better definition of the members and role of the multidisciplinary team ;

2. to reduce the severity of complications through early detection and management.