18.5 to 24.9 kg/m2 – Normal Weight 25-29.9 kg/m2 – Overweight 30-34.9 kg/m2 – Obesity Class I 35-39.9 kg/m2 – Obesity Class II > 40 kg/m2 – Obesity Class III The American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgeons (ASMBS; Pratt et al., 2018), classifies severe obesity in ...
States. He was one of the first surgeons to begin performing the gastric banding procedure after the FDA approved the procedure in 2001. Because of his expertise in the procedure, Dr. Shayani is a “Proctor” for the Lap-band, which means he trains and qualifies other surgeons in the Lap...
Progression occurred in up to 8% of patients followed for between 2 to 13 years postoperatively. “In obese patients with type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery was associated with fewer cases of all and sight-threatening DR,” Yu concluded. “The severity of the baseline DR was an important ...
45,46 At the health system level, and particularly among surgeons, there is a lack of workforce diversity, and clinicians may hold explicit or implicit racial biases that may result in under-referral of Black patients to bariatric surgery.47,48 Ongoing racism and discrimination impede patients ...
Meaning Understanding diabetes outcomes of different bariatric procedures will help surgeons and patients with diabetes make informed health care choices. Abstract Importance Bariatric surgery can lead to substantial improvements in type 2 diabetes (T2DM), but outcomes vary across procedures and populations....