Adherence to a Follow-Up Program Is Improving Weight Loss
| Autor: | ElrefaiMohamad, VassilevGeorgi, OttoMirko, HasenbergTill |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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Pediatrics
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| Zdroj: | Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care. 12:173-177 |
| ISSN: | 2168-0248 2168-023X |
| DOI: | 10.1089/bari.2017.0019 |
| Popis: | Background/Aim of Study: Identifying the effect of adherence to a routine postoperative follow-up program on weight loss after surgery. Methods: Eighty-six patients who underwent a bariatric procedure were included. According to their compliance to follow-up visits, patients were classified into two groups: the Drop-Out group (patients who did not attend the follow-up appointments n = 45) and regular follow-up group (patients compliant with their scheduled postoperative appointments n = 41). Both groups were compared in terms of weight loss at four fixed time points: time of operation (T0), next to last (T1), last follow-up appointments (T2), and time of interview (T3). Results: Weight decreased in the time interval between T0 and T2 without a significant difference between both groups. A significant difference, however, was observed during the time interval T2 to T3, as weight continued to decrease among the regular follow-up patients versus a rise within the Drop-Outs patients (62.7 ± 24.1% vs. 49.9 ± 2... |
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