The Aftermath of Bariatric Surgery: Can the Average Emergency Surgeon Deal with Its Complications? Comment on Zawadzka et al. Current Knowledge and Perceptions of Bariatric Surgery among Diabetologists and Internists in Poland. J. Clin. Med. 2022, 11, 2028

Abstract

The article by Zawadzka et al. provided an overview regarding the knowledge of a surveyed group of internal medicine physicians and diabetologists with respect to the indications, exclusion criteria and perioperative management of bariatric surgery patients. The authors concluded that although these healthcare providers had a general understanding of these issues, there was a lack of detailed knowledge which would enable a fast-track referral and smooth medical follow-up system. The latter was highlighted in the expressed wish for structured relevant training and the establishment of communicating pathways with their tertiary bariatric surgery units, a fact which is emerging as a universal need. From a surgical perspective. The authors stressed the urgent need for the similar education of general surgeons regarding bariatric surgery, focusing on the management of its complications.