Perioperative Online Weight Monitoring in Bariatric Surgery with a Digital Internet-Connected Scale.
Mark TenhagenGabriëlle H van RamshorstAhmet DemirkiranMichiel A J M HunfeldHuib A CensePublished in: Obesity surgery (2016)
Using an Internet-connected weighing scale at home is feasible in postsurgery bariatric patients. It can provide the treating physicians with valuable information about weight loss over time. This could possibly offer opportunities for timely interventions during follow-up in case of insufficient weight loss or weight regain.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- gastric bypass
- roux en y gastric bypass
- health information
- obese patients
- end stage renal disease
- weight gain
- ejection fraction
- primary care
- newly diagnosed
- glycemic control
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- patients undergoing
- social media
- healthcare
- patient reported outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance