News Release on Bariatric Surgery Research: September-2018
Why bariatric surgery wait times have nearly doubled in 10 years
Eligible patients are more and more facing longer waits for operations well-tried to assist them safely slim down that endangers their health, per a multi-center study. typically driven by insurers, delays in approving weight-loss surgery will deter some patients from the pursuit. And waiting longer does not improve safety. [1]
BARIATRICS IN GERIATRICS-IS AGE AN OBSTACLE FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY?
To gift the results of bariatric surgery performed within the senior population at the Wolfson center. The study population consisted of all senior patients (aged sixty-five years and older) United Nations agency had undergone bariatric surgery between 2009 and 2016. information was collected from the medical records and by a phone form. the share of excess BMI lost (%EBMIL) was the share of BMI lost when the surgery, out of the target BMI of twenty-seven kg/m2. Improvement of avoirdupois connected co-morbidities was outlined because of the decrease in the range of medicines and/or dose, or remission. Forty-eight patients aged sixty-five years or older underwent bariatric surgery throughout the study acquisition amount (mean age sixty seven.9±2.8 years, hr females). [2]
Pilot Study of a New Model of Bariatric Surgery: Laparoscopic Intestinal Bipartition—Safety and Efficacy Against Metabolic Disorders
Background: Despite the supply of the many viscus surgery techniques to scale back avoirdupois and its associated comorbidities, most of those procedures may result in serious conditions as well as time period chronic diseases and death. Vertical sleeve surgical process and Roux-en-Y viscus bypass are rumored to boost obesity-related comorbidities similar to T2DM, however, the long effectiveness of those 2 procedures is unknown, and their vital impact on long weight loss was diminished by complications as rumored in previous studies. Recently, laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with small intestine switch (BPD/DS) was developed to realize sustained weight loss (Buchwald et al. Am J Med. 122:248–56, 2009; Sjöström et al. N Engl J Master of Education. 351:2683–93, 2004) yet as associate improvement in comorbid conditions, similar to T2DM and high blood pressure (Buchwald et al. in Am J Master of Education. 122:248–56, 2009; Dorman et al. Surgery. 152:758–65, 2012). [3]
Mentorship Programs in Bariatric Surgery Reduce Perioperative Complication Rate at Equal Short-Term Outcome—Results from the OPTIMIZE Trial
Objectives: The aim of this study was to work out the effectualness of coaching job on outcome in low volume centers of excellence and to judge the influence of mentorship programs on the middle development.
Background: the quantity of bariatric procedures has magnified steady in the last years. Providing nationwide bariatric care on a highly skilled level desires structures to coach and guide approaching centers and guarantee top quality in patient care. [4]
The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Bone Health
The prevalence of blubber, with its associated co-morbidities, is on the increase, and bariatric surgery is proving to be efficient suggests that of permitting sustained weight loss as compared to various ways. Follow up knowledge is setting out to accumulate showing proof of the impact on bone metabolism, with associated clinical implications, together with pathological fracture at a comparatively young age. moreover, this result is seen to show a discrepancy with regards to what variety of procedure is performed. [5]
Reference
[1] Why bariatric surgery wait times have nearly doubled in 10 years
Date: July 30, 2018, Source: Michigan Medicine – University of Michigan (web link)
[2] BARIATRICS IN GERIATRICS-IS AGE AN OBSTACLE FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY?
Haiat RF, Leibovitz E, Shimonov M. BARIATRICS IN GERIATRICS-IS AGE AN OBSTACLE FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY?. Harefuah. 2018 Aug;157(8):498-502. (web link)
[3] Pilot Study of a New Model of Bariatric Surgery: Laparoscopic Intestinal Bipartition—Safety and Efficacy Against Metabolic Disorders
Sarkis R, Khazzaka A, Kassir R. Pilot Study of a New Model of Bariatric Surgery: Laparoscopic Intestinal Bipartition—Safety and Efficacy Against Metabolic Disorders. Obesity Surgery. 2018:1-7. (web link)
[4] Mentorship Programs in Bariatric Surgery Reduce Perioperative Complication Rate at Equal Short-Term Outcome—Results from the OPTIMIZE Trial
Wolter S, Duprée A, ElGammal A, Runkel N, Heimbucher J, Izbicki JR, Mann O, Busch P. Mentorship Programs in Bariatric Surgery Reduce Perioperative Complication Rate at Equal Short-Term Outcome—Results from the OPTIMIZE Trial. Obesity Surgery. 2018:1-0. (web link)
[5] The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Bone Health
John Moir1*, Iain Mc Callum1 and Keith Seymour1
1Department of Upper GI Surgery, North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields NE29 8NH, United Kingdom. (web link)