Patients with preoperative deficiencies appear to be at higherrisk for nutritional deficiencieswhen compared to bariatric surgery patients that did not have preoperative nutritional deficiencies. Future research should focus on defining cost effective postoperative lab testing guidelines for at risk bariatric ...
Post-bariatric, body contouring surgery to treat the sequelae of massive weight loss is an undervalued topic by patients and in most of the literature. The objective of this study was to determine the mean cost per patient of this treatment in a public morbid obesity unit, and compare it wit...
This is the best indicator as to how well the patient will heal after surgery and may be evaluated by a blood test prior to elective cosmetic surgery. A high protein diet is particularly important to improve the healing process in post-bariatric patients prior to surgery....
Who Is a Candidate for Post-Bariatric Surgery? Ideal candidates for post-bariatric body contouring surgery are those who have lost a substantial amount of weight and wish to further enhance their figure. Otherwise, to be deemed eligible for this type of treatment, you should be in good overall...
Blood transports metabolites and facilitates crosstalk between the brain and the gut microbiota. Therefore, the changes in gut microbiota induced by bariatric surgery might influence serum metabolic pathways, thus potentially affecting cognitive functions by modulating brain functional activities. Therefore, LC...
Bariatric surgery is a procedure that alters the stomach or digestive tract to minimize caloric intake and often leads to dramatic weight loss of one hundred pounds or more. Plastic Surgery Specialists is proud to partner with the Laparoscopic Associates of San Francisco, one of the foremost expert...
Bariatric surgery can currently be performed on patients with a BMI of between 30 and 35 and type 2 diabetes that has not been controlled for more than two years, and patients with a BMI over 35 who have other diseases associated with overweight, such ashigh blood pressure, sleep apnea or...
UConn's DNP program requires students to conduct a scholarly project translating primary research intoclinical practice. Hurta saw the opportunity to raise awareness of an uncommon but dangerous side effect of bariatric surgery: sudden, dramatic dips in blood sugar, also called post-bariatric...
AIMS: Our aim was to determine whether, based on the current literature, bariatric surgery prior to total hip (THA) or total knee arthroplasty (TKA) reduces the complication rates and improves the outcome following arthroplasty in obese patients. METHODS: A systematic literature search was undertake...
A potential post-surgical bariatric complication may be detected when the measurement data related to one or more patient biomarkers crosses the corresponding threshold (e.g., for a predetermined amount of time). For example, when the measurement data related to a patient's blood glucose, eating...