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Analysis of worldwide IFSO survey on metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) indicates that 74.6% of national societies have MBS guidelines, with 34% adopting the latest ASMBS/IFSO 2022 guidelines. However, 22% still follow outdated NIH 1991 recommendations. Financial coverage for MBS is present in 65% of…
Eating-specific dichotomous thinking fully mediates the relationship between dietary restraint and weight loss after weight-loss surgery, while generalised dichotomous thinking shows no mediation effect. This suggests that pre-surgical assessment of dichotomous thinking and psychological therapy to promote flexible thinking about food may be beneficial for…
The study analyzed pre-surgical factors affecting latent trajectories of 5-year weight loss in a bariatric surgery population. Researchers identified three distinct trajectories of weight loss for gastric sleeve and bypass operations, influenced by factors such as BMI, environmental factors, comorbidity burden, race, and weight control…
IFSO Worldwide Survey 2020-2021 shows a decrease in the number of metabolic and bariatric surgeries in 2020, but a positive trend in 2021, with sleeve gastrectomy remaining the most performed procedure. Regional protocols for surgery during COVID-19 were reported by 52% of national societies, with…
Researchers reviewed 15 studies on economic evaluations of bariatric surgeries and pharmacotherapy for obesity treatment in adults. They found that bariatric surgery was seen as a cost-effective approach, but there was varying opinion on the cost-effectiveness of pharmacological interventions. Most evaluations were done from healthcare…
Efficacy and safety outcomes of bariatric surgery were similar between people living with HIV (PLWH) and controls, except for the lack of improvement in dyslipidemia in PLWH. At 1-year post-surgery, 89% of PLWH achieved ≥20% total weight loss, compared to 94% of controls. Improvement rates…
Researchers conducted a study on 63 morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy to determine the optimal percentage of excised stomach for significant weight loss and improvement in fatty liver. They found that a %rgv value of >75.3% led to more significant weight loss, while…
Patients after metabolic/bariatric surgery who sought to re-establish care mostly presented due to recurrent weight gain. Sleeve gastrectomy patients had a higher rate of revision surgery, while Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients underwent more endoscopic interventions. Additionally, response to anti-obesity medications, particularly GLP-1 drugs, was more…
After a 7-year follow-up, OAGB demonstrated significantly higher %EWL and %TWL compared to LSG. Quality of life scores improved in both groups, with more OAGB patients reaching very good or excellent outcomes on the BAROS score. Both procedures led to significant drops in total body…
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who underwent sleeve gastrectomy (SG) had a 48% higher risk of post-operative complications compared to those without IBD. While there was no significant difference in readmission rates or hospital costs, lengths of stay were similar between the two groups.…
