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What is Gastric bypass surgery?

Gastric bypass surgery is a type of bariatric surgical procedure used to treat morbid obesity. The most common procedure is called the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass where a small stomach pouch is created with a stapler device.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
weight management 10 3 Efficacy_major
Other 4 0
Fibromyalgia 4 0
Obesity 2 1 Efficacy_major
Joint stiffness 2 0
General health 2 0

See all 7 patients currently having Gastric bypass surgery

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 2
None
 2

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Gastric bypass surgery

Hospitalization 17
Anemia 1
Stomach pain 1
Vitamin B12 deficiency 1

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Having Gastric bypass surgery (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Not indicated 14   Not indicated: 100%

See all 14 patients who’ve stopped having Gastric bypass surgery

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Having Gastric bypass surgery

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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0
0
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Gastric bypass surgery

Always
 3 75%
Usually
 0 0%
Sometimes
 1 25%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Gastric bypass surgery

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 2 50%
A little
 0 0%
Not at all
 2 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Gastric bypass surgery

$200+
 1 100%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 0 0%

Report created on May 27, 2012.