Research Article

Bariatric Surgery in the Caribbean: Is It Safe in a Low-Volume, Third World Setting?

Table 3

Proposed criteria for becoming a center of excellence according to the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

Proposed criteria for becoming a center of excellence

Institutional commitment to in-service education program
Perform >125 bariatric surgical cases per year
Bariatric medical director in decision loop
Full consultative staff and critical care services
Full line of equipment and instruments for the care of the surgical patients
Bariatric surgeon with 51% of practice in bariatrics