The Bariatric Experience Long Term (BELONG): Factors Related to Having Bariatric Surgery in a Large Integrated Healthcare System.
Darren D MooreDavid E ArterburnYun BaiMelissa CornejoCecelia L CrawfordAdam DrewnowskiMarlaine Figueroa GrayMing JiKristina H LewisSilvia PazBrianna TaylorTae K YoonDeborah Rohm YoungKaren J ColemanPublished in: Obesity surgery (2020)
Practices such as 5-10% total weight loss before surgery and selection of patients with safer operative risk profiles (younger with lower comorbidity burden) may inadvertently contribute to under-utilization of bariatric surgery among some demographic subpopulations who could most benefit from this intervention.
Keyphrases
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- roux en y gastric bypass
- obese patients
- gastric bypass
- minimally invasive
- randomized controlled trial
- coronary artery bypass
- primary care
- healthcare
- glycemic control
- weight gain
- type diabetes
- risk factors
- surgical site infection
- body mass index
- coronary artery disease
- physical activity
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- adipose tissue
- atrial fibrillation
- insulin resistance
- breast cancer risk