MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'bariatric surgery'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:10:51 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5050574&cid=t_128653_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmore-bad-news-about-the-obesity-epidemic-in-america%2F2011.07.22 A report released recently by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Trust for America’s Health issued some grim warnings about the current and future state of the U.S.’s obesity epidemic. Bluntly titled “F is for fat: How obesity threatens America’s future 2011,” the report found that obesity rates rose in 16 states since 2010 and that more than 30% of people are obese in 12 states, compared with one state just four years ago. The South is still the worst-faring region—nine out of 10 states with the highest obesity rates are located there. The report compared today’s data with data from 20 years ago, when no state’s obesity rate exceeded 15%. Now, only one state—Colorado—has a rate below 20%. The report also points out that d... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5050574 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 14:00:00 +0100 5050574 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4911486&cid=t_128653_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fsurgeon-shames-people-into-having-bariatric-surgery%2F2011.06.07 Say you’re a bariatric surgeon. You’d think Americans would be beating a path to your door. After all, this is the land of Instant Gratification! Who wants to just eat less for the better part of a year to lose 50 lbs when one can be cut open and have one’s gastrointestinal anatomy rearranged — resulting in the necessity of eating less, but why quibble — to lose that same 50 lbs (or more)? Changing lifestyles is boring; surgery is exciting! Funny how it turns out that in order for the surgery to succeed long-term, patients have to commit to lifestyle changes anyway. In fact, before any reputable bariatric surgeon will operate, patients have to demonstrate their dietary commitment by actually losing some weight on their own, prior to surgery. What I don’t understand is why peopl... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4911486 Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:00:28 +0100 4911486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4724050&cid=t_128653_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FZkidvf57iq0%2F In the past few days you may have come across headlines claiming that weight loss can improve memory. If so, you may be wondering what to make of this. Let’s take a brief look at the study at the origin of these articles. Participants were 109 bariatric surgery patients and 41 obese people (controls) who had not undergone surgery. Bariatric surgery refers mostly to gastric bypass surgery, which creates a smaller stomach and bypasses part of the small intestine. The bariatric patients were enrolled in the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery project conducted, among others, by researchers at Kent State university and Columbia University. The memory of the 150 participants was assessed before the surgery as well as 12 weeks after. Results showed that the memory of the surgery patie... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4724050 Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:02:03 +0100 4724050 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4265735&cid=t_128653_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fleading-healthcare-systems-collaborate-on-best-practices-for-common-conditions%2F2010.12.17 Six of the nation’s leading healthcare systems will collaborate on outcomes, quality, and costs across eight common conditions or procedures in an effort to share best practices and reduce costs with the entire healthcare system. Cleveland Clinic, Dartmouth-Hitchcock, Denver Health, Geisinger Health System, Intermountain Healthcare, and Mayo Clinic will to share data among their 10 million patients with The Dartmouth Institute, which will analyze the data and report back to the collaborative and the rest of the country, according to a press release. The collaborative will focus on eight conditions and treatments for which costs have been increasing rapidly and for which there are wide variations in quality and outcomes across the country. The first three conditions to be studies are ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4265735 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 22:00:00 +0100 4265735 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3920779&cid=t_128653_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F31%2Fjournal-of-the-american-medical-association-2010-vol-304-no-4%2F This article aims to assess complication rates of different bariatric procedures and variability in rates of serious complications across hospitals and according to procedure volume and center of excellence (COE) status. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article online, alternatively contact the Library fro a copy of this article. Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Bariatric Surgery, Complications, Perioperative Safety, Safety, United States (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3920779 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:24:00 +0100 3920779 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3802327&cid=t_128653_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fdr-robin-blackstone-presidentelect-bariatric-surgery-society%2F Scottsdale, Arizona weight loss surgery specialist Dr. Robin Blackstone is the new President-elect of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS.) (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3802327 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:51:52 +0100 3802327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3702885&cid=t_128653_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F06%2Fbariatric-surgery-weight-loss-patients-express-regrets%2F Bariatric patients are at risk of malnutrition and other complications post-operatively and many say it was the worst decision of their life. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3702885 Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:31:46 +0100 3702885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3494247&cid=t_128653_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2010%2F04%2Fweight-loss-surgery-improves-asthma-symptoms%2F A new study recently published confirms previously believed trends that bariatric weight loss surgery in obese patients improves respiratory functioning and decreases asthma-like symptoms. The lead study author was Dr. Naveen Sikka at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3494247 Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:58:48 +0100 3494247 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3358931&cid=t_128653_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F03%2F12%2F9190%2F This article finds that while revisional bariatric surgery is associated with higher risk of perioperative complications compared with the primary procedures, it appears to be safe and effective when performed in experienced centers. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Filed under: Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Bariatric Surgery, Complications, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Surgery (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3358931 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:53:08 +0100 3358931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3350307&cid=t_128653_106_f&fid=36682&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSutureForALiving%2F%7E3%2FRxs1hCkTfUk%2Fpreventing-peripheral-neuropathy-in.html This article comes from my medical school (UAMS).  The full reference is given below.  This topic is important to me because it relates to nutritional status of these patients who may present to my office for excess skin excision procedures, etc. You may wish to read my related post from September 2008: Nutritional Deficiency of Post-Bariatric Surgery Body Contouring Patients: What Every Plastic Surgeon Should Know -- An Article Review   Here is part of the opinion statement from Dr. Rudnicki  published online: Given the ever-increasing problem of obesity, it is not surprising that the number of patients who undergo bariatric surgery continues to rise. …………. Ideally, one would like to prevent these neuropathies, but there is no consensus of opinion as to wha... Suture for a Living blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3350307 Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:01:00 +0100 3350307 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3294542&cid=t_128653_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F02%2F21%2Fjournal-of-the-american-medical-association-2010-vol-303-no-6%2F This article compares the outcomes of gastric banding against an optimal lifestyle program in adolescent obesity. The article concludes that among obese adolescent participants, use of gastric banding compared with lifestyle intervention resulted in a greater percentage achieving a loss of 50% of excess weight, corrected for age. There were associated benefits to health and quality of life. An NHS Athens password is required to access this article online Filed under: Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Adolescence, adolescents, Bariatric Surgery, Exercise, Gastric Banding, Healthy lifestyles, Nutrition, Quality of Life, Randomised Controlled Trials, United States (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3294542 Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:49:16 +0100 3294542 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3189091&cid=t_128653_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F20%2Farchives-of-surgery-2009-vol-145-no-1%2F contents page Fade Fave: Decision Modeling to Estimate the Impact of Gastric Bypass Surgery on Life Expectancy for the Treatment of Morbid Obesity Fade Skinny: Aims to create a decision analytic model to estimate the balance between treatment risks and benefits for patients with morbid obesity.  Finds that for the average morbidly obese patient, gastric bypass improves life expectancy. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Bariatric Surgery, Current Awareness, Decision Making, E-Journals, Models (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3189091 Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:54:02 +0100 3189091 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111367&cid=t_128653_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F22%2Farchives-of-surgery-2009-vol-144-no-12%2F contents page Fade Fave: Preoperative Weight Loss Before Bariatric Surgery Fade Skinny: Suggests and finds that preoperative weight loss reduces the frequency of surgical complications in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Current Awareness, E-Journals, Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Bariatric Surgery, Complications, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Surgery, Weight Loss (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111367 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 13:44:06 +0100 3111367 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048060&cid=t_128653_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F12%2F02%2Fnursing-times-2009-vol-105-no-46%2F Fade Fave: Adult obesity 2: Treatment and management options for weight loss and management. Fade Skinny: The second part of a 2 part unit discussing the various management options to treat people who are overweight or obese, including dietary change, physical activity, pharmacotherapy and surgery. The issue of how to maintain weight once lost is examined. Contact the library for a copy of this article Posted in Current Awareness, Journals Tagged: Adults, Bariatric Surgery, Diet, Obesity, Obesity Surgery, Pharmacotherapy, Physical Activity (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048060 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:58:20 +0100 3048060 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2924765&cid=t_128653_86_f&fid=36669&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffadelibrary.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F10%2F25%2Farchives-of-surgery-2009-vol-144-no-10%2F contents page Fade Fave: Predictors of Long-term Mortality After Bariatric Surgery Performed in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Fade Skinny: The purpose of this study was to examine patient factors associated with mortality among veterans who undergo bariatric surgery. It finds that superobese veterans and those with a greater burden of chronic disease had a greater risk of death after bariatric surgery. (NHS Athens is required to access this article online) Posted in Athens Password, Current Awareness, E-Journals Tagged: Athens Password, Bariatric Surgery, Current Awareness, E-Journals, Mortality, Obesity, Surgery (Source: Fade Library) Fade Library blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2924765 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:00:11 +0100 2924765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2851996&cid=t_128653_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F10%2Fdan-hurley-on-diabetes-part-2-transformative-technology.html Welcome to Part 2 of my talk with award-winning journalist and Type 1 diabetic Dan Hurley, whose new “epic book” Diabetes Rising is due out soon.  In case you missed it, read Part 1 of the interview here.  Today, Dan talks about achieving the impossible — an artificial pancreas that works, and a diabetes [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2851996 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:40:46 +0100 2851996 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2657215&cid=t_128653_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fsleep-apnea-bariatric-surgery-risk.html Last week the Sleep Education Blog reported that bariatric surgery may reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnea; but it doesn’t cure the problem.What about safety? Is weight-loss surgery a risky procedure?A study published today examined the short-term risks of bariatric surgery. It measured adverse outcomes in the 30 days after surgery.People in the study had an average age of 44.5 years; 79 percent were women. Their median body mass index (BMI) was 46.5; a BMI of 30 or higher is considered “obese.”The study analyzed 4,610 surgeries: 3,412 were a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass; 1,198 involved laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.Results show a 30-day rate of death of 0.3 percent; 15 of the people died within a month after surgery, CNN reports.About 4.3 percent of people had at le... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2657215 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:33:00 +0100 2657215 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2615306&cid=t_128653_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F07%2Fdoes-bariatric-surgery-cure-sleep-apnea.html In February the Sleep Education Blog reported on the use of bariatric surgery to treat obstructive sleep apnea. A small study found that surgery did provide some benefits; but it wasn’t a cure for OSA.Now a new study takes a broader look at the evidence. The systematic review analyzed 12 studies involving 342 people.Bariatric surgery did reduce the severity of obesity; the average body mass index (BMI) dropped from 55 kg/m2 to 38 kg/m2. A BMI of 30 or higher is considered “obese.”Surgery also reduced the severity of sleep apnea; but it didn’t cure the problem.The average apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) dropped from 55 breathing pauses per hour to 16 per hour. An AHI of 15 to 30 is considered “moderate” sleep apnea; an AHI of more than 30 is considered “severe” OSA.The AASM recom... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2615306 Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:32:00 +0100 2615306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2349465&cid=t_128653_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F04%2Fsevere-hypoglycemia-linked-to-dementia-and-other-big-bad-jama-diabetes-news.html The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has devoted an entire special issue to Diabetes this week.  It features the results of four big studies that are enlightening, but are not going to make you happy. The first comes from Kaiser Permanente, and shows that in elderly people with Type 2 diabetes, severe hypoglycemia is [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2349465 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 12:00:58 +0100 2349465 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2249926&cid=t_128653_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallergan.amblique.net%2Ffiles%2Ffiles%2Fvideo%2FAnimation_Procedure_B.mpg The overwhelming obesity epidemic being faced by Health Care providers in Australasia is being met with the effective treatment that is Bariatric Surgery. In Australia nearly 60% of adults are overweight or obese - an increase of 250% since 1980. Bariatric surgery, also known as weight loss surgery, refers to the [...] (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2249926 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:30:52 +0100 2249926 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2212793&cid=t_128653_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F02%2Flosing-weight-bariatric-surgery-sleep.html Is bariatric surgery a good treatment option for an obese person who has obstructive sleep apnea?A recent study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine provides caution. The study involved 24 men and women with sleep apnea.Before surgery they had an average body mass index (BMI) of 51. A BMI of 30 or higher is considered “obese.”Their sleep apnea also was severe. They had an average apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of 47.9. This means that they stopped breathing about 48 times per hour of sleep. In general an AHI of more than 30 is considered “severe.”Bariatric surgery did provide some benefits. But it wasn’t a cure.One year after surgery the participants were still obese; but they had a much lower average BMI of 32.Their average AHI also dropped to 24.5. But only one person no longe... Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2212793 Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:05:00 +0100 2212793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1351998&cid=t_128653_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fobesity-is-surgery-answer.html The dieter's trousersMany truly obese people are searching for a quick answer to their problems. Sadly, there isn't one. Ultimately, it is all down to calorific balance. Slimming is big business. Very big business. Put "diet" into Google and you get more hits than if you put in "bible". The drug industry has moved into slimming in a big way. In my view, the drugs they produce are rubbish; possibly dangerous rubbish. Bariatric surgery is always an option. Have a band put round your stomach so that it is physically impossible to eat big meals. For the right patient, it can be dramatically effective. But it has to be combined with life-style changes and, in particular, exercise. For the wrong patient it will not work. Banding will not stop the truly determined persevering with booze and li... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1351998 Sat, 05 Apr 2008 08:49:00 +0100 1351998 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=725113&cid=t_128653_87_f&fid=34867&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thediabetesblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F10%2Fdrastic-measures-gastric-bypass-surgery-and-diabetes%2F Filed under: Type 2, Daily News, SupportGastric bypass surgery was originally devised to cause weight loss in cases of extreme obesity. However, it has recently come to be known as a last resort measure for controlling Type 2 diabetes in obese patients. To read up on this phenomenon, you need look no further than this very site. Here's a previous blog on this topic by yours truly, one that touches on the horrible complications that some have to endure after the surgery. Then here's a more recent one about a Welsh study on the incredible efficacy of the surgery, this time courtesy of Bev. Now I see a new report circulating in the news. This one focuses on some doctors and their patients who have experienced first-hand how well the gastric bypass can work at making Type 2 diabetes disappear.... The Diabetes Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=725113 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 725113 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=708767&cid=t_128653_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F07%2Fslimming-and-stomach-banding.html Slimming is not easy.We said that yesterday at the start of the article about Chris Oliver’s blog. But it is worth repeating.Slimming is not easy.Slimming is made much more difficult by the fact that fat people are stupid.Britain has been declared the “fat man of Europe”. A quarter of our adults and sixteen percent of our children are now officially deemed to be obese. I have not the slightest doubt that if all the people deemed to be “obese” were to lose weight, their general health would improve. But it is not as simple as that. There is a question of self-respect, of self-esteem. A lot of people who overeat do so not just to “fill a hole” in their stomach, but also to “fill a hole” in their lives. The more the media batters them, the bigger the hole becomes, and that a... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=708767 Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:16:00 +0100 708767