Butt, Melissa
Wagner, Allison
Rigby, Andrea
Article History
First Online: 19 May 2020
Compliance with Ethical Standards
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: Melissa Butt, Allison Wagner and Andrea Rigby have no relevant conflicts of interest.
: The institutional review board (IRB) at Penn State Health/Penn State College of Medicine approved the use of all measures as part of standard of care within the surgical weight loss preoperative program. Analysis of clinical assessments and evaluations that were retrospectively analyzed was also reviewed and approved by the Penn State Health IRB. Informed consent was waived for data abstracted from the medical record and consent was implied for those who completed the evaluations.