Status and future of metabolic surgery in China / 中国糖尿病杂志

ABSTRACT

[Summary] With the rapid development of economy ,obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2DM ) have become a serious social problem in China. Metabolic surgery was started to carry out in late 20th century in our country . Currently ,there were many deficiencies in the selection of operation indication ,surgical pattern and procedure ,prevention and treatment of complications ,perioperative management and postoperative follow‐up. Therefore ,to standardize nationwide surgical treatment of obesity and diabetes ,to reduce the incidence of postoperative complications ,Chinese Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (CSMBS) ,surgeon branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association called domestic famous experts together to jointly draft a practical manualGuide to Surgical Treatment of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in China (2014). With the spread of this guide ,the number of metabolic surgery increased significantly ,the procedure and management of surgery were further standardized.