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What is Bariatric surgery?

Bariatric surgery is a term used to describe a number of different procedures performed for the purpose of promoting weight loss in people with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or greater who have failed adequate diet and exercise programs and who have serious obesity-related conditions.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Obesity 19 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Doctor recommendation 3 1 Efficacy_major
Obstructive Sleep Apnea 1 0
High Cholesterol 1 1 Efficacy_major
Diabetes Type 2 1 1 Efficacy_major
High blood pressure increased 1 1 Efficacy_none

See 1 patient currently having Bariatric surgery

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 1
Mild
 4
None
 1

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Bariatric surgery

dumping syndrome 2
Tight band feeling around torso (MS hug) 1
Lactose intolerance symptoms 1
Esophageal Varices 1
Hospitalization 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Having Bariatric surgery (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Not indicated 20   Not indicated: 100%

See all 20 patients who’ve stopped having Bariatric surgery

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Bariatric surgery

Always
 2 33%
Usually
 3 50%
Sometimes
 1 17%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Bariatric surgery

Very
 1 17%
Somewhat
 1 17%
A little
 1 17%
Not at all
 3 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Bariatric surgery

$200+
 3 50%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 3 50%

Report created on May 25, 2012.