Bariatric Surgery
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Obesity-related hypoventilation increased morbidity risk after bariatric surgery
Adverse outcomes after bariatric surgery were greater in this subset of obesity hypoventilation syndrome.
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How high a priority is bariatric surgery during COVID-19?
“For those with early diabetes, the sooner the [bariatric] surgery the more likely it is [for diabetes] to go into remission.”
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Orthopedists were the top earners, according to a new Medscape report on physician debt and net worth.
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Weight loss failures drive bariatric surgery regrets
Education to manage expectations may help reduce feelings of regret after bariatric surgery.
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Older adults boost muscle mass after bariatric surgery
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Robotics lightens load for bariatric surgeons in super obese
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Weight loss stays consistent in one- and two-step in gastric band conversion
Patients who underwent two-step conversions to LSG after LAGB showed increased BMI between procedures.
Guidelines
COVID-19 triggers new bariatric/metabolic surgery guidance
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Sleeve gastrectomy, antiobesity drugs underutilized
“While obesity has increased exponentially in the past decade, the trends of bariatric procedures and postoperative pharmacotherapy in this...
FDA/CDC
Postapproval data confirm risks with intragastric balloons
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Patients with preexisting diabetes benefit less from bariatric surgery
The effect was particularly pronounced over time for patients who received gastric bypass surgery.