Bariatric sugery is now accepted as the best and most effective treatment for obesity. About 65 percent of all bariatric surgery patients are able to lose their excess weight and keep it off for more than five years. What are the routine tests before surgery?LS Pai...
That’s where bariatric beds come in. But what is a bariatric bed exactly? Bariatric beds are specialized hospital beds designed with the unique needs of bariatric patients in mind. They are built with a higher weight capacity, often ranging from 500 to 1,000 pounds, and offer features such...
Objective: to transform the preoperative, trans and postoperative aspects of bariatric and metabolic surgery in obese patients into accessible, clear and assertive information. Methods: This is an excerpt from a descriptive, observational and cross-sectional master's dissertation carried out in a ...
Bariatric surgery is sort of having a moment in TV: The character Kate on This Is Us is contemplating bariatric surgery in her plot line, and Mama June's new weight loss show is tied specifically to her journey before and after weight loss surgery. While these depictions are helping to de...
For certain people,bariatric surgerymay be an option worth considering. “These days, the surgeries are done laparoscopically and robotically—that is, they’re minimally invasive,” says Dr. Husain. She likens them to commonplace procedures such as gallbladder surgery. ...
Loss of follow-up is a concern when tracking long-term clinical outcomes after bariatric surgery. The results of patients who are "lost to follow-up" are not known. After bariatric surgery, the lack of follow-up may result in less weight loss for patients. This study investigated the hypoth...
A bariatric wheelchair is a type of wheelchair that is specifically designed for a person who is heavier than average. Most of...
Limited adherence to healthy habits in adults at risk of lifestyle diseases, some of whom become candidates for bariatric surgery, has been paralleled by high rates of nonadherence to postbariatric surgery behavioral recommendations. This is a specific case of the more general problem of nonadherence...
What is a Primary-Care Physician Anyway? 来自 Semantic Scholar 喜欢 0 阅读量: 10 作者: L Girgis 摘要: What does a primary-care physician actually do? Dr. Linda Girgis breaks it down what she and other PCPs do and what they don't do. 年份: 2016 ...
Job Description:A FamilyNurse Practitioner, or FNP, is responsible for a wide range of tasks and responsibilities, such as conducting diagnostic tests, creating and implementing personalized care plans, examining patients for symptoms or injuries, and treating patients for both chronic and acute illness...