The incidence of wound infections following open bariatric surgery is high, and the current recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis are ineffective. As these infections carry significant morbidity, effective methods to prevent them are needed.
Alveolar-membrane diffusion normalizes within 10 weeks after bariatric surgery. This is likely due to the increase in alveolar volume from the reduction in the waist-to-hip ratio.
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