Bariatric Surgery can be Safely and Effectively Performed in Patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices
Ariela L Zenilman, MD, Diego R Camacho, MD, FACS, Jenny Choi, MD, Erin Moran-Atkin, MD. Montefiore Medical CenterIntroduction: Severe cardiac disease often warrants mechanical support via a left ventricular assist device to improve cardiac function. While this is an effective way of improving myocardial activity, it works synergistically with weight loss. Studies have suggested that… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bariatric Surgery in Elderly, what is the cut off Age?
Rami R Mustafa, MD, Adel Alhaj Saleh, MD, Seyed Mohammad Kalantar Motamedi, MDMPH, Gwen Bonner, MD, Mujjahid Abbas, MD, Tomasz Rogula, Leena Khaitan. Cleveland Medical CenterBackground: Surgical treatment of obesity in the elderly remains controversial. As life expectancy increases, more elderly patients fit into the criteria for bariatric surgery. The aim of our study is… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bariatric Surgery in patients with Interstitial Lung Disease
Jessica Ardila-Gatas, MD, Gautam Sharma, MD, Zubaidah Nor-Hanipah, MD, Chao Tu, MS, Ali Aminian, MD, Leslie Tolle, MD, Philip R Schauer, MD. Cleveland ClinicIntroduction: Perioperative pulmonary complications are frequent in patients with Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILDs). Minimum literature exists regarding the safety of bariatric procedures in patients with ILD. This study aims to assess the… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
BARIATRIC SURGERY: THE IMPACT OF SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS AND INDIGENOUS STATUS
Jerry T Dang, MD1, Noah Switzer, MPH, MD1, Samuel Skulsky, BSc1, Bailey Miskew Nichols, BSc1, Xinzhe Shi, MPH2, Shey Eagle Bear1, Chris de Gara, MBBS1, Daniel W Birch, MSc, MD1, Shahzeer Karmali, MPH, MD1. 1University of Alberta, 2Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive SurgeryINTRODUCTION: The objective of this study is to determine socioeconomic factors… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Baseline Psychiatric Diagnoses Lead to Increased Hospital Length-of-Stay and Early Readmissions After Bariatric Surgery
Anahita D Jalilvand, MD, Jane Dewire, BS, Andrew Detty, BS, Bradley Needleman, MD, Sabrena Noria, MD, PhD. The Ohio State Wexner Medical CenterBACKGROUND: In order to qualify for bariatric surgery (BS), patients must undergo psychiatric evaluation to assess their capacity to incorporate the necessary lifestyle changes. While contraindications to surgery include substance abuse, psychosis, binge… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bleeding after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Singe-Center Experience
Sarah S Wong, MD, Toghrul Talishinskiy, MD, Hans J Schmidt, MD, Douglas R Ewing, MD. Hackensack University Medical CenterIntroduction: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a frequently performed bariatric procedure, achieving long-term weight loss obesity-related co-morbidity remission. Bleeding and leak remain the most common early postoperative complications. Studies demonstrating the benefits of staple line reinforcement remain inconclusive.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Bringing Patient Choice to Bariatric Surgery: The Predictive Power of Pre-Operative Markers for Single Anastomosis Duodenal Switch
Samuel Cottam, Daniel Cottam, MD, Austin Cottam, BS, Hinali Zaveri, MD, Amit Surve, MD, Christina Richards, MD, FACS, Walter Medlin, MD. Bariatric Medicine Institute of UtahIntroduction: In the past, our group has popularized models for gastric bypass, sleeve and gastric imbrication. There are currently no models to predict weight loss following Single Anastomosis Duodenal Switch. … Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AS A PREDICTOR OF POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN BARIATRIC SURGERY PATIENTS
Marie Ashley Villard, BA, Melissa C Helm, BS, Tammy L Kindel, MD, PhD, Matthew I Goldblatt, MD, Jon C Gould, MD, Rana M Higgins, MD. Medical College of WisconsinIntroduction: The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of CRP in early identification of post-operative complications after bariatric surgery. The ability of this… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Characterizing the Preventable Emergency Department Visit after Bariatric Surgery
Rafael Alvarez, MD1, Alec N Khouri, BA1, Niki Matusko, MSc1, Aaron J Bonham, MSc1, Arthur M Carlin, MD2, Jonathan F Finks, MD1, Amir A Ghaferi, MD, MS1, Oliver A Varban, MD1. 1University of Michigan, 2Michigan Bariatric Surgery CollaborativeBackground: Patients who present to the emergency department (ED) after bariatric surgery may incur significant costs with no additional… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF INTENSIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT VS SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY FOR DIABETES IN MORBID OBESITY- A META-ANALYSIS OF THE LITERATURE
Chike Okolocha1, Leo Larios1, Sitembile Lee1, Aliu Sanni, MD, FACS2. 1Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Georgia Campus, 2Eastside Bariatric and General SurgeryINTRODUCTION: Diabetes and obesity are known to have a strong correlation as about 90% of type II diabetics are obese. Studies have shown that bariatric surgery in the obese result in optimal glycemic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Clinical outcomes of the Minigastric bypass vs Roux-En-Y gastric bypass- A Meta-Analysis of the Literature
Sitembile Lee, MS1, Chike Okolocha1, Aliu Sanni, MDFACS2. 1Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine GA campus, 2Eastside Bariatric and General SurgeryIntroduction: Roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the most popular bariatric procedure performed worldwide, accounting for 45% of all bariatric procedures. However, in patients with a body mass index (BMI) ≥60 kg/m2 (super-super obese) the RYGB procedure… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comparing 30-day Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents vs. Young Adults Using the 2015 MBSAQIP Database
Raul Sebastian1, Melanie Howell2, Ambar Mehta2, Gina Adrales2, Alisa Coker2, Thomas Magnuson2, Michael Schweitzer2, Hien T Nguyen2. 1George Washington, 2Johns HopkinsIntroduction: Bariatric surgery in adolescents has been slow to gain acceptance. This study compares the 30-day postoperative outcomes of bariatric surgery between adolescent (13-21 years) and young adult (>21-45 years) patients using the 2015 Metabolic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comparing Complications in Classic Versus Staple First Sleeve Gastrectomy
Lisa Y Shimotake, Lisa Dobruskin, MD, Wai Yip Chau, MD. Princeton Healthcare SystemBACKGROUND: Bariatric surgery is a rapidly evolving field with a wide variety of techniques. In its infancy, there were several approaches to restricting intake and/or absorption. Over the past decade, sleeve gastrectomy has become the most commonly performed weight loss surgery, comprising 58.4%… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comparison of standard and long alimentary limbs in conversion of sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for weight loss
Jingliang Yan, MD, PhD1, Andrew Strong, MD1, Joshua Landreneau, MD1, John Rodriguez, MD1, Matthew Kroh, MD2. 1Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH, USA, 2Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland OH, USA and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAEIntroduction: Conversion of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) may be performed either as a planned second stage operation, or… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comparison of Web Based and In-house Educational Seminars in Bariatric Surgery Patients
Sara Monfared, MD, Marcus Yarbrough, MD, Don Selzer, MD, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, Jennifer Choi, MD, Annabelle Butler, MD, Ambar Banerjee, MD. Indiana UniversityBackground: Comprehensive web and hospital based preparative patient education allow the morbidly obese patients to understand weight loss surgery, its benefits, the necessity of follow up and the risk of weight regain. While… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity