Patient-provider discussions of bariatric surgery and subsequent weight changes and receipt of bariatric surgery.

Lee-Shing ChangShervin MalmasiNaoshi HosomuraHuabing ZhangC Justin BrownVictor J LeiAlexa RubinClara TingKimhouy TongMaria ShubinaAlexander Turchin

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2021)

Clinicians rarely discussed bariatric surgery with their patients. Patients who did have this discussion were more likely to lose weight and to undergo bariatric surgery.

Keyphrases

bariatric surgery
weight loss
obese patients
newly diagnosed
end stage renal disease
body mass index
ejection fraction
physical activity
primary care
weight gain
prognostic factors
palliative care
case report