Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery
Fig. 10.1 Percent weight change trajectories for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (from Courcoulas AP, Christian NJ, et al. Weight change and health outcomes at 3 years…
Failure to Rescue the Patient with a Complication
Complications of anesthesia Postoperative respiratory failure Death in low-mortality DRGs Postoperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis Decubitus ulcer Postoperative sepsis Failure to rescue Postoperative wound dehiscence Foreign body left…
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation: Why It Matters to Your Patient
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Robin P. Blackstone (ed.)Bariatric Surgery Complications10.1007/978-3-319-43968-6_13 13. Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation: Why It Matters to Your Patient Wayne J. English1 (1) Division of General Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1611…
General Surgery Procedures in the Obese Patient with and Without a History of Bariatric Surgery
Height _____ inches/cm Weight _____ lb/kg Age _____ Male/Female BMI _____ Collar size of shirt: S, M, L, XL, or _____ inches/cm Neck circumferencea _____ cm 1 Snoring Do you…
Pregnancy in the Woman with a History of Bariatric Surgery
Prepregnancy BMI BMI (kg/m2) (WHO) Total weight gain range (lbs) Rates of weight gain in second and third trimesters (mean range in lbs/week) Underweight <18.5 28–40 1 (1.0–1.3) Normal weight…
Postoperative Management of Obesity-Related Diseases
Definitions of glycemic outcomes after bariatric surgery Outcome Definition Remission (complete) Normal measures of glucose metabolism (A1C <6 %, FBG <100 mg/dL) in the absence of antidiabetic medications Remission (partial)…
Postoperative Bariatric Complications Not Related to the Bariatric Surgical Procedure
© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017Robin P. Blackstone (ed.)Bariatric Surgery Complications10.1007/978-3-319-43968-6_9 9. Postoperative Bariatric Complications Not Related to the Bariatric Surgical Procedure David A. Provost1, 2 (1) Department of Bariatric Surgery, Baylor, Scott & White Memorial…
Perioperative Radiologic Evaluation of Patients with Difficult Abdominal Wall Defects
Fig. 6.1 (a, b) A small incisional hernia in patients with a large body habitus is difficult to diagnose on physical examination, but it is clearly seen on CT Fig….
Minimally Invasive Component Separation for the Repair of Large Abdominal Wall Defects
Fig. 14.1 (a) Normal anatomy of the abdominal wall. (b) Section of the external oblique 1–2 cm lateral to the semilunaris line. (c) Dissection of the external oblique muscle from…
Abdominal Wall Reconstruction in Patients with Complex Defects: A Nine-Step Treatment Strategy
Fig. 7.1 (a) Large infected seroma requiring open drainage in a diabetic patient who underwent abdominal wall defect repair using synthetic mesh. (b) Intraoperative view of patient in (a). Infected…
