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- Title
Weight-loss surgery.
- Authors
Kaser NJ; Kukla A
- Abstract
As the prevalence of obesity sky rockets worldwide, the search for successful weight- management strategies follows. For select individuals, surgical intervention is the most appropriate weight-management intervention for sustained weight loss. Surgical procedures, such as the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, bring about both dramatic weight loss and the ability to provide the patient with marked improvement in obesity-related conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea. In this article the authors will address the incidence of obesity and the criteria for weight-loss (bariatric) surgery; describe the preoperative evaluation and selection of the appropriate surgical procedure; discuss postoperative complications and required nursing care; and give readers a preview of future options for surgical weight loss.
- Publication
Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, 2009, Vol 14, Issue 1, p10
- ISSN
1091-3734
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3912/ojin.vol14no1man04