Bandwagon Forward: Comment on "Safety of Laparoscopic vs Open Bariatric Surgery" [Invited Critique]
(Source: Archives of Surgery)
(Source: Archives of Surgery)
Conclusions In patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery, intraoperative urine output is low regardless of the use of relatively high-volume fluid therapy. The results suggest that we should reconsider the common practice to administer intraoperative fluids in response to low urine output. Further studies are required to evaluate these data in other surgical patient populations.
Trial Registration clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00753402 (Source: Archives of Surgery)
(Source: Archives of Surgery)
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Conclusion Laparoscopic surgery may be a safer treatment than open surgery for patients requiring bariatric surgery. (Source: Archives of Surgery)
Conclusions Although weight reduction with a 14-day VLCD regimen before laparoscopic gastric bypass performed in high-volume centers seems to reduce the perceived difficulty of the procedure, only minor effects on operating time, intraoperative complications, and short-term weight loss could be expected. However, the finding of reduced postoperative complication rates suggests that such a regimen should be recommended before bariatric surgery. (Source: Archives of Surgery)
(Source: Archives of Surgery)
CONCLUSION: Although bariatric surgery is the only path towards sustained weight loss for morbidly obese patients, the direct costs over the first year after the procedure are greater. Further studies, with longer follow-up, might elucidate whether long-term reversal of this trend would occur.
PMID: 22069127 [PubMed – in process] (Source: Sao Paulo Medical Journal)
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Conclusions Surplus skin resulting from gastric bypass surgery is a common issue that causes functional and aesthetic impairments in patients.
Consequently, this increases the desire for body contouring surgery with high expectations for the aesthetic outcome as well
as improved life satisfaction.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Clinical ResearchPages 1-5DOI 10.1007/s11695-011-0551-6Authors
Hugo B. Kitzinger, Divison of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, AustriaSara Abayev, Divison of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18-20, 1090 Vienna, AustriaAnn…
Conclusion The pK(a), log P, and intestinal transport mechanisms should be considered when determining which drugs may have altered pharmacokinetics in patients who have undergone RYGB.
PMID: 22095812 [PubMed – in process] (Source: American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy : AJHP)
Conclusions Individuals with extreme obesity, compared to the nonobese, obtain less sleep and experience poorer sleep quality. Bariatric
surgery improves sleep duration and quality.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Clinical ResearchPages 1-6DOI 10.1007/s11695-011-0541-8Authors
Patricia Toor, Metabolic Medicine and Surgery Institute, Florida Hospital Celebration Health, 400 Celebration Place, Suite 250A, Celebration, FL 34747, USAKeith Kim, Metabolic Medicine and Surgery Institute, Florida Hospital Celebration Health, 400 Celebration Place, Suite 250A, Celebration, FL 34747, USACynthia K. Buffington, Metabolic Medicine and Surgery Institute, Florida Hospital Celebration Health, 400 Celebration Place, Suite 250A, Celebration, FL 34747, USA
Journal Obesity Su…