Published Articles/Studies
The bariatric (weight loss) surgeons of The NEW Program at Community Hospital of Long Beach have published numerous articles on laparoscopic weight loss surgery, obesity, co-morbidities, and the outcomes they have seen in improvements in patients’ lives. We have included some of these publications on our website along with other educational articles to help keep you updated on the most current information on obesity and bariatric surgery.
NEW PROGRAM ARTICLES
Quebbemann, Brian, M.D. et al. “Bariatric surgery in patients older than 65 years is safe and effective” in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, V. 1, No. 4, Elsevier, July/August 2005, 389-392.
Summary: Bariatric surgery can be performed with acceptable safety, excellent weight loss, resolution of comorbidities, and significant improvement in quality of life in patients older than 65 years. The Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass seems to be as safe as, and more effective than, the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in this age group.
Quebbemann, Brian, M.D. et al. “Continuous Intravenous Heparin Infusion Prevents Peri-operative Thromboembolic Events in Bariatric Surgery Patients” in Obesity Surgery, V. 15, 2005, 1221-1224.
Summary: Continuous low-dose intravenous heparin therapy is associated with an extremely low incidence of thromboembolic events and a low risk for peri-operative hemorrhage. Intravenous heparin also has the benefits of being inexpensive and rapidly reversible.
For copies of these published articles, please contact our Bariatric Program Coordinator at (800) 964-0525.
Educational Articles
“Bariatric Surgery is Growing at a Phenomenal Rate,” Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, US Department of Health and Human Services, report released in 2007.
Summary: The report from early 2007 covers the period 1998 to 2004 and shows a staggering increase in the number of bariatric surgeries being performed in the United States. Surprisingly, the report also reveals the fact that the actual cost of gastric bypass surgery in real terms (adjusted for inflation) fell slightly over this same period.