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 | |
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