Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009 May-Jun;5(3):293-6. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2009.02.002. Epub 2009 Feb 12.
The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in response to numerous inquiries made to the Society by patients, physicians, society members, hospitals, health insurance payors, the media, and others, regarding the complication of gastrointestinal leak after gastrointestinal bariatric procedures. In this statement, available data regarding leak are summarized and suggestions made regarding reasonable approaches to the prevention and postoperative detection based on current knowledge, expert opinion, and published peer-reviewed scientific evidence available at this time. The intent of issuing such a statement is to provide objective information about the complication of leak. The statement is not intended as, and should not be construed as, stating or establishing a local, regional, or national standard of care. The statement will be revised in the future as additional evidence becomes available.
以下立场声明由美国代谢与减重外科学会发布，以回应患者、医生、学会成员、医院、医疗保险支付方、媒体及其他各方就胃肠减重手术后胃肠道漏这一并发症向学会提出的众多询问。在本声明中，总结了有关漏的现有数据，并根据当前知识、专家意见以及此时已发表的同行评审科学证据，就预防和术后检测的合理方法提出了建议。发布此声明的目的是提供有关漏并发症的客观信息。本声明无意作为，也不应被解释为陈述或确立地方、区域或国家标准的医疗护理。随着更多证据的出现，该声明将在未来进行修订。
