Changing the quality of life in old age bariatric patients. Cross-sectional study for 79 old age patients

Bariatric surgery improves quality of life in elderly obese patients with no compromise on their nutritional status (protein deficiencies). In the lack of precise recommendations, this represents a major argument that may serve to the preoperative assessment of such patients. More complex evaluations in a prospective controlled studies with long-term follow-up are mandatory to validate these findings and precise the estimated advantage in terms of risks of fall and fracture.