Bariatric Surgery Pico Question
in general. Most studies only followed up with patients for a year or two. Three of the studies found gastric bypass to foster greater weight loss versus with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, suggesting the more intensive intervention was beneficial for patients. Overall, the authors concluded, based upon the study, that for patients that meet current criteria regarding the BMI for bariatric surgery, the surgery fosters more positive health outcomes than dieting and exercise alone. There was limited data on patients whose body mass indexes fell outside of such criteria, though. The authors concluded that recommending a bariatric intervention would be warranted, weighing the potential risk factors against the benefits… Continue Reading...
