id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-323314-y3k9dntf Aggarwal, Sandeep Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI) Recommendations for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic 2020-08-22 .txt text/plain 2786 146 47 title: Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI) Recommendations for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic Bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS), the only effective option for patients with obesity with or without comorbidities, has been stopped temporarily due to the ongoing novel corona virus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In view of the possibility of resumption of BMS in near future, Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society of India (OSSI) constituted a committee of experienced surgeons to give recommendations about the requirements as well as precautions to be taken to restart BMS with emphasis on safe delivery and high-quality care. We produced this information sheet to provide patients undergoing bariatric surgical procedures with additional information on the risks of undergoing anaesthesia and surgery around the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Recommendations for metabolic and bariatric surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic from IFSO ./cache/cord-323314-y3k9dntf.txt ./txt/cord-323314-y3k9dntf.txt