Bariatric surgery associated with sustained improvements in mobility and joint pain
1. Bariatric surgery was associated with clinically significant improvements in bodily pain, physical function, joint pain, and joint function at ...
Tag: bariatric surgery
Mental illness more prevalent among bariatric surgery patients
1. Nearly a fourth of bariatric surgery patients are diagnosed with a mental illness preoperatively. Depression, binge eating disorders ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind November 2 – November 8, 2015
Isosorbide Mononitrate in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Few medications have been shown to improve mortality or quality of ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind October 12 – 18, 2015
Neonatal glycemia and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 2 years Neonatal hypoglycemia is common and when prolonged may result in brain injury. ...
Bariatric surgery beneficial in type-2 diabetes, similar in cost to conventional treatment
1. Total health-care costs were higher for patients treated for obesity with bariatric surgery vs. conventional treatment if the ...
Addressing non-obesity related barriers may improve bariatric surgery effectiveness
1. In a qualitative, interview-based study of 19 bariatric surgery candidates, many perceived barriers to physical activities were not obesity ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind February 23 – March 1, 2015
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. 6- ...
Bariatric surgery before pregnancy linked to lower risk of gestational diabetes
1. Bariatric surgery in obese patients before pregnancy was associated with a lower incidence gestational diabetes, large-for-gestational infants, and macrosomia. ...
Bariatric surgery linked to decreased all-cause mortality
1. Veterans Affairs (VA) patients receiving bariatric surgery between 2000-2011 demonstrated lower all-cause mortality at 5 years and 10 years ...
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass may slow progression of diabetic retinopathy
1. In diabetic retinopathy patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, there was no significant progression of diabetic retinopathy scores after 2 ...
