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Multidisciplinary Approach to Obesity Management: A Case Report
Published on: May 30, 2025
Weight loss outcomes among patients referred after primary bariatric procedure
Nabeel R Obeid1, Waqas Malick1, Andrew Baxter1
1Department of Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, 530 First Avenue, Suite #10S, New York, NY 10016, USA.
Background:
Bariatric patients may not always obtain long-term care by their primary surgeon. Our aim was to evaluate weight loss outcomes in patients who had surgery elsewhere.
Methods:
We conducted a retrospective analysis. Postreferral management included nonsurgical, revision, or conversion. Primary outcomes were percent excess weight loss (%EWL) overall, according to original operation, and based on postreferral management.
Results:
Between 2001 and 2013, there were 569 patients. Mean follow-up was 3.1 years. Management was 42% nonsurgical, 41% revision, and 17% conversion. Overall, mean %EWL was 45.3%. Based on original surgery type, %EWL was 41.2% for adjustable gastric banding vs 58.3% for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (P ≤ .0001). Management affected %EWL (41.2% nonsurgical vs 45.3% revision vs 55.1% conversion, P ≤ .0001).
Conclusions:
Patients referred after bariatric surgery can achieve satisfactory weight loss. This differs based on surgery type and management strategy.
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