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Aug 2026
Prevalence and short-term outcomes of primary metabolic and bariatric surgery in non-binary patients: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database.
Non-binary status was independently associated with higher odds of readmission but was not associated with increased adjusted odds of serious complications, which should be interpreted cautiously and support the need for more nuanced gender data collection and long-term outcomes research.
P. Kachornvitaya, M. Wills, J. Barajas-Gamboa et al.
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