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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 & Perceived Effectiveness
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Obesity | 24 | 8 |
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| Doctor recommendation | 4 | 2 |
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| High Cholesterol | 1 | 1 |
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| High blood pressure increased | 1 | 1 |
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| Obstructive Sleep Apnea | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Diabetes Type 2 | 1 | 1 |
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Bariatric surgery
| dumping syndrome | 2 | |
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| Hospitalization | 2 | |
| Lactose intolerance symptoms | 1 | |
| Nausea | 1 | |
| Gastric Ulcer | 1 | |
| Esophageal Varices | 1 | |
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Reported Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
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| Not indicated | 25 |  |
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Bariatric surgery
Always |
3 | 38% |
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Usually |
4 | 50% |
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Sometimes |
1 | 13% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Bariatric surgery
Very |
1 | 13% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 13% |
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A little |
2 | 25% |
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Not at all |
4 | 50% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Bariatric surgery
$200+ |
4 | 57% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
3 | 43% |
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