Posts Tagged ‘Patients’
Weight-Loss Surgery Helps Less Obese Patients: Study
THURSDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) — Obese patients whose body-mass index (BMI) falls below the minimum level recommended for weight-loss surgery may have better outcomes than those who are more obese, new research suggests.
An analysis of data from nearly 1,000 patients revealed that those patients whose pre-surgery BMIs were below the federal guideline threshold of 35-plus experienced a 100 percent remission from type 2 diabetes in the year following surgery.
In contrast, the remission rate for type 2 diabetes in obese patients with a BMI of 35 or more was about 75 percent.
“There was a clear trend that as your weight was lower when having gastric bypass surgery, your outcomes were actually better,” noted study co-author Dr.
40% of Gastric Banding Patients Have Complications
MONDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) — While the majority of morbidly obese patients who undergo gastric banding say they are generally satisfied years later, almost 40 percent are saddled with major complications, while about half have to have their bands removed, a small, new Belgian study reveals.
The finding comes on the heels of a recent study out of the University of California, San Francisco that suggested gastric bypass surgery is superior to alternative surgical methods (such as gastric banding) for promoting weight loss and/or eliminating type 2 diabetes.
The current observations stem from a research effort led by Dr.
The influence of iron status and genetic polymorphisms
Abstract (provisional)
Background
Gastric bypass surgery is a highly effective therapy for long-term weight loss in severely obese patients, but carries significant perioperative risks including infection, wound dehiscence, and leaks from staple breakdown. Iron status can affect immune function and wound healing, thus may influence peri-operative complications. Common mutations in the HFE gene,the gene responsible for the iron overload disorder hereditary hemochromatosis, may impact iron status.
Methods
We analyzed 1064 extremely obese Caucasian individuals who underwent open and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery at the Geisinger Clinic. Read full post…
Differences in hip morphology between the sexes in patients undergoing hip resurfacing
Abstract (provisional)
There is limited morphological data on the sex differences between the commonly used pelvic parameters. This study analysed the CT scans of 100 consecutive Caucasian patients, 61 males and 39 females, undergoing hip resurfacing arthroplasty surgery for hip osteoarthritis in one institution. There were no sex differences in femoral torsion/anteversion, femoral neck angle and acetabular inclination. Males had a mean femoral torsion/anteversion of 8 degrees (range -5 to 26 degrees), a mean femoral neck angle of 129 degrees (range 119 to 138 degrees) and a mean acetabular inclination of 55 degrees (range 40 to 86 degrees).
Stent Implantation Linked to Blood Clot Risk in Black Patients
MONDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are at increased risk of developing life-threatening blood clots after receiving a drug-coated stent to prop open narrowed arteries, U.S. researchers have found.
The new study included more than 7,200 patients who had stents coated with clot-prevention drugs implanted between mid-2003 and the end of 2008.
The researchers found that black patients were nearly three times more likely to develop a clot compared to patients of other races.