Tag: Weight Loss Surgery and Bariatric

Greater improvement in scores seen for patients with higher postoperative weight loss

Increased rates of readmission, unplanned intervention, emergency department visits seen for Black versus White patients

Lower risks for anxiety disorders, substance use disorders, cognitive deficits seen for those undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery

Findings seen despite a downward trend in adults and the approval of second-generation antiobesity medications

Results showed durable weight loss, resolution of diabetes and hypertension, and reduction in allograft steatosis

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy more effective for achieving ≥50 percent excess weight loss

No benefits seen in terms of weight loss, diabetes remission, surgery safety

However, sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass did not significantly differ in terms of mean percentage total weight loss

Significantly lower 15-year cumulative incidence of major adverse liver outcomes seen in those undergoing metabolic surgery

Black patients equally likely to discuss, less likely to progress to metabolic and bariatric surgery than non-Black patients