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Bariatric surgeryObesityPerioperative careAccessHealthcare disparitiesBackground: Severe obesity disproportionately affects medically underserved communities. However, patients from these communities are the least likely to have access to affordable bariatric surgery. Few studies have described successful initiatives...
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For over 10 years, the mission of Bariatric Surgery Source (BSS) has been to distill the complex topic of bariatric surgery into easily understandable information for everyday patients. Rather than offer general health information across a wide variety
predictors of long-term mortality after bariatric surgery performed in veterans affairs medical centers:hypothesiscurrently, more than 10 million us adults, including 165 000 veterans who use veterans affairs (va) medical facilities, have class iii obesity (body mass index [bmi; calculated as weight...
Bariatric surgery is associated with development of several micronutrient deficiencies that are predictable based on the surgically altered anatomy and the imposed dietary changes. The three restrictive-malabsorptive procedures—Roux-en-Y gastric bypass,
"We anticipated weight loss after bariatric surgery would result in reduced pain and opioid use among patients with chronic pain," the study authors, led by Marsha A. Raebel, PharmD, Institute for Health Research, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver, concluded. "However, patients with and without...
46 Undiagnosed diabetes is common,47 and others may have been diagnosed during the preoperative evaluation—emphasizing the importance of care coordination between medical and surgical health professions among patients considering bariatric surgery. Conclusions In conclusion, among patients with T2DM who ...
A statistical association was found between the interval from the surgery to the pregnancy and the outcome of the questionable Denver II test results (p = 0.011). Conclusions Except for the large index of low birth weight, it can be concluded that pregnancy after bariatric surgery is safe...
Researchers have long assumed that the converse is true: "If you lose weight, you should reduce your risk," says Heather Spencer Feigelson, PhD, MPH, a senior investigator at the Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research in Denver. "But most people find it very difficult to ...