Outcomes, satiety, and adverse upper gastrointestinal symptoms following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding

Autor: Paul Burton, Paul E. O'Brien, Minjae Lee, Cheryl Laurie, Margaret Louise Anderson, Anna Korin, Geoff Hebbard, Wendy A. Brown
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Obesity surgery. 21(5)
ISSN: 1708-0428
Popis: Patient-reported outcomes and perceptions are critical to the overall efficacy and acceptability of a surgical procedure. Outcomes, such as patient satisfaction and perceived success of the surgery and adverse symptoms, have not been described in detail following bariatric surgery. The associations and predictors of patient satisfaction have not been defined. This study aimed to examine long-term outcomes and perceptions after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB). We conducted a prospective study of outcomes, satiety and adverse upper gastrointestinal symptoms, as well as quality of life and subjective patient satisfaction in LAGB patients. Data were collected at 3 years (T1) and 8 years post-operatively (T2). One-hundred and sixty patients completed follow-up at T1 and T2. The average age was 44.0 ± 11.2 years. At T2, the total body weight loss was 17.8 ± 11.9 %. Satisfaction decreased significantly between time points (8.6 ± 1.8 vs 7.2 ± 2.9, p
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