During the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of bariatric surgeries was decreased to ensure patient safety. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of such delays on the psychological status and weight management behaviors of waitlisted pre-bariatric surgery patients in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Materials ...
Theoretically, bariatric and metabolic surgery decreases the medication requirements of patients for these diseases but may result in other types of pharmacological needs. This study aims to demonstrate whether there is a real decrease in pharmacological expenditure after bariatric surgery. Material and ...
This repository contains the documentation for reproducibility of the study "Preoperative atelectasis in patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery: a cross-sectional study". - GitHub - javimangal/preoperative-atelectasis: This repository contai
bariatric surgeryfemale sexual dysfunctionfemale sexual function indexobesitysaudi arabiaBackground Obesity disrupts the equilibrium of sexual hormones, resulting in decreased sexual desire, arousal, and orgasm. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of substantial weight loss after bariatric...
Bariatric surgery leads to a substantial weight loss (WL), however, a subset of patients undergoing surgery fails to achieve adequate WL. The reason for the individual variation in WL remains unexplained. Using an exploratory cross-disciplinary approach, we aimed to identify preoperative and early ...
Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Influenza-Like Illness: a Two-Center Cross-sectional StudyINFLUENZAMORBID obesityGASTRIC bandingGASTRIC bypassBARIATRIC surgerySICK leaveRESPIRATORY infectionsSMOKINGObesity Surgery -doi:10.1007/s11695-021-05387-wSpringer USObesity Surgery...
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Private insurer coverage criteria included age, Tanner staging, skeletal maturity, body mass index, procedures covered, medical weight management requirements, co-morbidities, and multidisciplinary team criteria. These were then compared to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) ...
The potential for cross-addiction in post-bariatric surgery patients: considerations for primary care nurse practitioners. J Am Assoc Nurs Pract. 2016;28:675-82. https://doi.org/10.1002/2327-6924.12390.Bak M, Seibold-Simpson SM, Darling R. The potential for cross-addiction in post-bari- ...
A retrospective cross-sectional study design was conducted and serum AAG was determined, and potential drug-drug interactions were monitored in patients with severe obesity who underwent bariatric surgery. The drug classes most used were antidepressants, cardiovascular agents, and lipid-modifying agents, ...