Nursing Care of a Patient Undergoing Bariatric Embolization
| Autor: | Kamal Morar, Azim Shaikh, Granville Jerome Tengesdahl, Sapna Patel, Mubin I. Syed, Sumeet Patel |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
| Předmět: |
Advanced and Specialized Nursing
medicine.medical_specialty Percutaneous Radiological and Ultrasound Technology medicine.diagnostic_test Left gastric artery business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Stomach General surgery Interventional radiology 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging Surgery 03 medical and health sciences Nursing care 0302 clinical medicine medicine.anatomical_structure Weight loss medicine.artery medicine Embolization medicine.symptom business Body mass index |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Radiology Nursing. 35:281-285 |
| ISSN: | 1546-0843 |
| Popis: | Recently, there has been research in interventional radiology regarding a new experimental treatment called bariatric embolization. The procedure involves embolizing the left gastric artery (LGA) to suppress the production of the hormone ghrelin in the fundus of the stomach. This procedure is done using a percutaneous minimally invasive technique and has been performed in an outpatient setting. Early clinical data support bariatric embolization as a potentially safe and efficacious procedure that warrants further investigation for its utilization in managing weight loss in the morbidly obese. The purpose of this article is to discuss the nursing implications of a new procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity (i.e., body mass index >40 kg/m 2 ) involving LGA embolization. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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