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Jung-chien Chen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Anne L. Hume - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Malabsorption of Oral Antibiotics in Pregnancy after Gastric Bypass Surgery
    Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM, 2007
    Co-Authors: Susanna R. Magee, Grace Shih, Anne L. Hume
    Abstract:

    Gastric Bypass Surgery, by definition, changes the absorption capabilities of the stomach and small intestine. The use of oral medications in patients post Gastric Bypass may need to be adjusted by medical providers to account for this absorption change. The following case exemplifies this dilemma in a pregnant patient status post Gastric Bypass Surgery with a complicated urinary tract infection.

Douglas Fentonlee - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • does patient compliance with follow up influence weight loss after Gastric Bypass Surgery a systematic review and meta analysis
    Obesity Surgery, 2014
    Co-Authors: Aman Madan, Douglas Fentonlee
    Abstract:

    Gastric Bypass Surgery is an effective intervention to manage morbid obesity. However, there have been suggestions that patients who do not comply to follow-up lose less weight. This study evaluated the influence of patient’s follow-up compliance on weight loss post Gastric Bypass Surgery. From the search of MEDLINE and EMBASE, four studies (n = 365) were identified and majority of these studies concluded that compliance with follow-up leads to increased weight loss. Our meta-analysis of these studies found increase in the percentage of excess weight loss (%EWL) at 1-year post Gastric Bypass Surgery (mean difference 6.38 % %EWL, 95 % CI 1.68–11.15) when patients were compliant with follow-up. Therefore, this review found that continued long-term follow up of Gastric Bypass patients has the potential to increase postoperative weight loss.

Noel N Williams - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • changes in quality of life and body image after Gastric Bypass Surgery
    Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2010
    Co-Authors: David B Sarwer, Thomas A Wadden, Renee H Moore, Steven E Raper, Miriam H Eisenberg, Noel N Williams
    Abstract:

    Abstract Background Improvements in psychosocial status are an important aspect of successful outcomes after bariatric Surgery. Relatively few studies have investigated the changes in psychosocial functioning at a number of points in the first few postoperative years. The present study was undertaken to assess the changes in quality of life and body image after Gastric Bypass Surgery. The present study was performed at an academic medical center. Methods A total of 200 men and women were enrolled in the study and completed psychometric measures of quality of life and body image before Surgery and again 20, 40, and 92 weeks postoperatively. Results The participants reported significant improvements in several domains of health- and weight-related quality of life, as well as changes in body image, after Surgery. These changes were correlated with the percentage of weight loss. Conclusion Those who undergo Gastric Bypass Surgery experienced significant improvements in quality of life and body image within the first few months after Surgery. These changes were, with few exceptions, maintained into the second postoperative year.

  • preoperative eating behavior postoperative dietary adherence and weight loss after Gastric Bypass Surgery
    Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2008
    Co-Authors: David B Sarwer, Thomas A Wadden, Renee H Moore, Alexander W Baker, Lauren M Gibbons, Steven E Raper, Noel N Williams
    Abstract:

    Abstract Background To investigate the relationship between preoperative eating behavior, postoperative dietary adherence and weight loss after Gastric Bypass Surgery in a major, urban medical center with a comprehensive bariatric Surgery program. Despite the significant weight loss and dramatic improvements in co-morbidities associated with bariatric Surgery, a significant minority of patients appear to experience suboptimal weight loss. The reasons for this are not well understood, but the suboptimal weight loss is often attributed to preoperative psychosocial characteristics and/or eating behaviors, as well as poor adherence to the recommended postoperative diet. Methods A prospective investigation was performed of 200 female and male patients who were studied both preoperatively and 20, 40, 66, and 92 weeks postoperatively. All patients underwent either open or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery. The measures were the percentage of weight loss, macronutrient intake, dietary adherence, and eating behavior. Results Gender, baseline cognitive restraint, and self-reported adherence to the postoperative diet at postoperative week 20 were associated with the percentage of weight loss at postoperative week 92. Those high in dietary adherence had lost 4.5% more weight at postoperative week 92 than those low in dietary adherence. Conclusion Baseline cognitive restraint and adherence to the recommended postoperative diet were associated with the percentage of weight loss after Gastric Bypass Surgery. These results suggest the potential utility of pre- and/or postoperative dietary counseling interventions to improve the postoperative outcomes.

Chris M. Mowad - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Gastric Bypass Surgery improves psoriasis
    Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 2010
    Co-Authors: Eric W. Hossler, Michele Maroon, Chris M. Mowad
    Abstract:

    Recent studies have found that psoriasis is linked to a higher rate of obesity, and that obesity itself is a risk factor for the development of psoriasis. There are two recent reports of chronic severe psoriasis improving with weight loss after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery. We have observed two patients with body mass indices greater than 50 kg/m 2 who had marked improvement in their psoriasis after Gastric Bypass Surgery. The common link between psoriasis and obesity may be a state of chronic inflammation, including elevated levels of T helper 1 (TH-1) cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor. More recent research has shown that the appetite suppressant leptin is also elevated in patients with psoriasis and obesity, and that levels decrease with weight loss. We conclude that weight loss may be a useful adjunctive therapy for obese patients with psoriasis.