Obesity Care
Sleeve Gastrectomy Prior to Aortic Valve Replacement In a Morbidly Obese Patient With Aortic Stenosis
An increased prevalence of obesity and aortic valvular stenosis, means the need for cardiothoracic surgery for aortic valve replacement in the morbidly obese population is also expected to grow.
JANUARY 10, 2021
Airway Management in the Morbidly Obese Patient
Obesity is a global and continually increasing problem that was first recognized as a disease in 1948 by the World Health Organization.
DECEMBER 6, 2020
Obesity Linked to Higher Levels of Chronic Pain, Opioid Scripts
Two new studies published this spring have powerfully linked obesity and prescription opioid use. While previous research has connected the two conditions, back and joint pain may be the connecting force tying the two, according to the new research.
DECEMBER 5, 2020
Remission of Diabetes Post-Bariatric Surgery May Not Last
Remission of diabetes after bariatric surgery may only be a short-term outcome, according to a new study from Montefiore Medical Center.
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
Anemia Prevalent in Bariatric Surgery Population
Iron deficiency anemia is common in patients undergoing bariatric surgery despite its association with poor surgical outcomes and lower quality of life.
NOVEMBER 14, 2020
Adult Obesity Increasing; Worsens COVID-19 Outcomes
Obesity is increasing in the United States, which puts these adults at higher risk of serious illness and death from COVID-19.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Society Calls for Resumption of Bariatric Procedures
The ASMBS declared bariatric and metabolic surgery to be “medically necessary and the best treatment for those with the life-threatening and life-limiting disease of severe obesity,” and called for the safe and rapid resumption of procedures, which have been largely postponed along with other operations deemed elective during the COVID-19 pandemic.
JULY 17, 2020
Obesity Paradox: Outcomes Better in Heavier Emergency Surgery Patients
New Orleans—Despite the comorbidities that often accompany obesity, some disciplines have reported a protective effect in heavier patients, and this paradox may extend to patients undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS), according to new research.
JULY 13, 2020
Restarting Metabolic And Bariatric Surgery
For bariatric surgeons eager to resume a regular surgery schedule, the COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented challenges.
MAY 29, 2020
Ventral Hernia Repair in Obese Patients: Risks and Benefits
As much as 60% of the 350,000 patients who undergo ventral hernia repair every year meet the criteria for obesity. Despite the frequency with which surgeons see such patients, there is little consensus on how to treat them: Laparoscopic or open? Primary repair or mesh-enforced? Concomitant with bariatric surgery or delayed?
MAY 14, 2020
Gastric Bypass Bests Sleeve Gastrectomy for Weight Loss, Remission
In a multicenter study of more than 9,700 patients in the United States who underwent bariatric surgery, those who were treated with a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) experienced greater weight loss, a higher diabetes remission rate, less weight regain and better long-term glycemic control than patients who had a sleeve gastrectomy (SG).
APRIL 22, 2020
On the Spot: President’s Take: Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery 2020 With Eric J. DeMaria, MD
This month’s On the Spot is the annual exit interview with outgoing American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery President Eric J. DeMaria, MD. Dr. DeMaria is a professor and the chief of general and bariatric surgery at Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, in Greenville, N.C.
MARCH 30, 2020
