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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...
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
Bariatric surgery facilities and providers 3M employees receive the highest level of benefits for bariatric surgery when choosing a surgeon that practices at one of the hospitals listed below. These hospitals have been identified as Centers of Excellence (COE) based on a combination of cost, quality...
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...
Speech delays were found in three male children evaluated using the Denver Developmental Screening Test II. 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 most life changing decision was to have duodenal switch. Dr Cottam was amazing. My wife had safe surgery from him last year and he is excellent. Less than a week from surgery, I feel amazing. I currently feel better both physically and mentally than I have... ...
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...
Table 1. Sample Description of Adults Prior to Bariatric Surgery View LargeDownload Table 2. Comparative Effectiveness of Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy for Percentage of Total Weight Loss and Absolute Difference in Hemoglobin A1cLevel Among Adults With Diabetes With 1, 3, and 5 Years of Fol...