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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
In their article, The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Morbid Obesity and Obesity-Related Comorbidities: A Cohort Study, Cetinkunar, Erdem, Aktimur, Aziret, Ozdas, Yurekli, and Yetisir seek to assess how effective their “initial LSG series of 73 patients on excess weight loss (EWL) and resolution of obesity-related comorbidities in short-term follow-up” was. According to the authors, obesity is regarded a truly significant public health concern across the world today. This, as the authors point out, is more so the case that morbid obesity “is a strong risk factor for several diseases [type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), hypertension, steatohepatitis, pulmonary dysfunction, cardiovascular disease, and malignant tumors] and premature death.” In that regard, therefore, the need to rein in this health condition cannot be overstated. As part of my clinical rotation in the Pre-Surgical Testing unit of the hospital, I was responsible for a morbidly obese patient with a BMI of 38.2 who had both diabetes and hypertension – which, as has been pointed out above, are some of the conditions persons who are morbidly obese are likely to grapple with. It is important to note that gastric bypass procedures constitute a significant percentage of bariatric procedures undertaken in the U.S. As a matter of fact, only a small percentage of bariatric procedures performed in the country constitute of restrictive processes. In essence, the laparoscopic sleeve gastrostomy, simply referred to as LSG, is increasingly...
This is more so the case when the said approaches are undertaken with multidisciplinary management. The other non-surgical methods that have been applied in the past to treat morbid obesity include, but they are not limited to, medication, exercise, and dieting. It should, however, be noted that one key downside of these non-surgical treatment methods is that although they usually work in the short-term, they may not have a lasting long-term impact on morbidly obese persons. This is a fact supported by the authors’ assertion to the effect that “several conservative methods, including modification of lifestyle and medical treatment, are far from the desirable success in the long-term weight reduction.” Towards this end, the authors suggest what they refer to as “bariatric surgery in multimodal management modalities.” The latter is inclusive of exercises, regulation of diet, and changes in lifestyle. This approach, as the author further points out is recommended for persons with BMI higher than 40 kg/m². However, those with BMI higher than 35 kg/m² but lower than 40 kg/m², but whose BMI has some association with comorbid disease like is the case with…
However, there are alternate therapies that may be considered first. Providing an anti-obesity drug to overweight patients with diabetes has been estimated to cost $8,327. Certain studies have indicated that there may be available a variety of cost-effective anti-obesity interventions (Cawley 2006: 74). Furthermore, extreme obesity usual requires a multi-dsici0plamnry approach and more than surgery is often required to complete the process (Folope, et.al. 2008). For decades, the psychological literature
PICO Question: Bariatric Surgery As the obesity rate continues to be an issue of great concern in America, the question arises as to the best ways to reduce the BMIs of individuals already suffering from the condition, as well as how to enact preventative means. Although the ideal is for people to never become obese at all, the fact remains that there is a need to develop proactive measures to facilitate
, 2010). The Long Magenstrasse with pyloroplasty as functional Gastric Bypass (LMGBP) procedure is that such surgery. This surgery has been found to reduce the occurrence of side effects connected with gastric restrictive and malabsorptive surgery, particularly on quality of life and long-term nutritional insufficiency. This surgery has shown to result in significant weight loss, together with its moderate surgical risk, very low complication profile, and the satisfaction of patients. This
Post Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Importance of Patient Education: Deciding When and Improving Post Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Obesity is one of the national and international problems affecting growth and development of the economies because of its influence on the health conditions of society members. Obesity and overweight contribute significantly to number of death cases in the context of the United States and across the global under the influence of globalization. There are various
Case Study: Mr. C.Obesity has reached epidemic levels in the United States, and nearly three-quarters of American adults are either obese (42.4%) or overweight (30.7%) (Overweight & Obesity Statistics, 2023). As a result, an increasing number of these individuals are evaluating the appropriateness of medical management (Greco et al., 2021) or bariatric surgery for their condition (?lyas-�ner et al., 2023). The purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation
Gastric bypass surgeries or gastric bypass procedures divide the stomach into two compartments or pouches: a small upper portion and a much larger lower portion that is not used in digestion. These procedures then rearrange the small intestine to connect to both stomachs (Adams et al., 2007). Gastric bypass procedures lead to significant reduced stomach volumes and change the physiological process of digestion. Gastric bypass procedures are typically used to