Bariatric surgeries

Lee WB, Hamilton SM, Harris JP and Schwab IR. 2005b. Ocular complications of hypovitaminosis A after bariatric surgery. Ophthalmology 112 1031—1034. 

If all else—including diet, exercise, and medication combined—seems to fail, surgery is one more option available to some very obese people. Bariatric surgeries make changes to the digestive system so that less food can comfortably be eaten and/or fewer calories can be... 

Choosing to have any bariatric surgery is a major, life-altering decision. It s important to remember that the vast majority of teens, even those who are very overweight, can be healthy without surgery. 

Sjostrom, C. D., L. Lissner, H. Wedel and L. Sjostrom (1999). Reduction in incidence of diabetes, hypertension and lipid disturbances after intentional weight loss induced by bariatric surgery the SOS Intervention Study. Obes Res 7(5) 477-84. 

The superiority of conventional Roux-en-Y bypass versus adjustable gastric banding in terms of efficacy, morbidity, and mortality is actively debated. However, given the nature of bariatric surgery and available alternatives, the probability that randomized controlled trials will be completed to answer these questions is low. 

Brolin RE. Bariatric surgery and long-term control of morbid obesity. JAMA 2002 288 2793-2796. 

Sjostrom L, Lindroos AK, Peltonen M, Torgerson J, Bouchard C, Carlsson B, Dahlgren S, Larsson B, Narbro K, Sjostrom CD, Sullivan M, Wedel H Lifestyle, diabetes, and cardiovascular risk factors 10 years after bariatric surgery. N. Engl. J. Med. 351 2683-2693, 2004. 

Alves, L. R, et al., 2006. [Beriberi after bariatric surgery not an unusual complication. Report of two cases and literature review]. Arq Bras Endocrinol Metabol. 50, 564-568. 

Foster, D., Falah, M., Kadom, N., and Mandler, R. (2005). Wernicke encephalopathy after bariatric surgery losing more than just weight. Neurology 65 1987. 

Loh, Y, Watson, W.D., Verma, A., Chang, S.T., Stocker, D.J., and Labutta, R.J. (2004). Acute Wernicke s encephalopathy following bariatric surgery clinical course and MRI correlation. Obesity Surg. 14 129-132. 

A BBN has been developed to model the risk of infection and it captures the network of factors that contribute to an individual patient s infection risk. Surgical Site Infection Following Bariatric Surgery for... 

In partnership with data organizations in 37 states, AHRQ sponsors the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), a data bank of the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). The HCUP is a federal-state-industry partnership that provides all discharge-related data from over 990 hospitals (i.e., about 8 million annual hospital stays) [5]. The NIS is the largest all-payer inpatient care data bank in the United States, and it can be used to derive national estimates of inpatient care. By using the data from this data bank, the AHRQ has been able to provide complication rates and risk-related data, even for quife rare surgical procedures, such as bariatric surgery [6]. 

Orthopedic surgeries involving spinal fusion and other surgeries of the shoulder and elbow. Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity including laparoscopic gastric bypass and gastroenterostomy. 

Tejirian T, Lewis CE, Conner J, Jensen C, Dutson E, Mehran A. Succinylcholine a drug to avoid in bariatric surgery. Obes Surg 2009 19(4) 534-6. 

Specialized surgical procedures exist for medical conditions with an endocrine component, such as morbid obesity. Surgery for morbid obesity is known as bariatric surgery. An increasing proportion of... 

Wernicke s encephalopathy is an acute, potentially reversible nemological disorder caused by severe thiamine deficiency, commonly occurring with chronic alcoholism, poor nutrition, long-term parenteral feeding, hyperemesis gravidarum or bariatric surgery. 

Bariatric surgery for morbid obesity including laparoscopic gastric bypass and gastroenterostomy... 

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