Shelby Remmel, Madison Noom, Reagan Sandstrom, Rahul Mhaskar, Abdul-Rahman Fadi Diab, Joseph Adam Sujka, Salvatore Docimo, Christopher Garnet DuCoin
INTRODUCTION: The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of preoperative comorbidities, including depression, anxiety, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, hypothyroidism, and the type of surgery on %EBWL (percent estimated body weight loss) in patients 1 year after bariatric surgery. Patients who choose to undergo bariatric surgery often have other comorbidities that can affect both the outcomes of their procedures and the postoperative period. We predict that patients who have depression, anxiety, diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, or hypothyroidism will have a smaller change in %EBWL when compared to patients without any of these comorbidities...
April 5, 2024: Surgical Endoscopy