Covid-19: American College of Surgeons issues guidelines for triage of MBS patients
COVID-19 - Guidelines on emergency, urgent and elective measures. The American College of Surgeons has issued guidelines for the triage...
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COVID-19: CMS recommends delay on all elective surgeries
COVID-19 - The recommendations outline factors that should be considered for postponing elective surgeries, and non-essential medical,...
Covid-19: A message from BOMSS President, David Kerrigan
COVID19 - We may no longer be performing bariatric cases, but we still have a responsibility to those we have already treated. Dear...
Significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes for bariatric patients
Surgery, CVD and strokes - A nationwide study of nearly 7,500 people who have obesity or severe obesity has found that bariatric surgery...
Bypass patients maintain 20% weight loss vs 5% non-surgical
Surgical vs non-surgical outcomes - Weight loss was maintained better after gastric bypass than after sleeve gastrectomy and non-surgical...
Gastric bypass surgery patients may face increased fracture risk
Bariatric surgery and fracture risk - The fracture risk in RYGB pts was 2.58-times higher vs control, 1.99-times higher than in vs...
SOS study: surgery effective against early-onset obesity
Bariatric surgery is effective for individuals who develop obesity by the age of 20, as for those who have developed obesity later in...
American College of Surgeons issues guidelines for triage of MBS patients
COVID-19 - Guidelines on emergency, urgent and elective measures The American College of Surgeons has issued guidelines for the triage of...
Increasing access to surgery and preventing post-op weight regain
In a wide-ranging interview, Bariatric News talked to Mr Shaw Somers, upper gastrointestinal and bariatric (metabolic) Consultant Surgeon...
The experience of an Italian female Consultant Bariatric Surgeon in the Middle East
Dr Adriana Rotundo comes from a small town by the sea in the south of Italy, Catanzaro, where she completed her medical school in 2002....
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