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cord-307671-f9l2l8fi	Said, Mohammed	The Forgotten Element in the Resumption of Elective Bariatric Surgery During the COVID-19 Pandemic: the Patient Consent!	2020-09-19		.txt	text/plain	2199	123	39	The aim was to assess their knowledge and expectations regarding bariatric surgery and the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. A total of 233 (87.6%) candidates believed that they were prone to a higher risk of severe SARS-CoV-2 infection, and 24.4% of them believed that bariatric surgery, during the pandemic, would improve their immunity. The present study aims to help in answering these questions through an assessment of patients' concepts regarding bariatric surgery resumption after the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following four questions assessed the patient opinion regarding bariatric surgery and the risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Bariatric teams need to ensure that candidates for surgery share the required knowledge regarding the methods of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 infection and are willing to follow the protective measures.	./cache/cord-307671-f9l2l8fi.txt	./txt/cord-307671-f9l2l8fi.txt