Dear Bariatric Times fans:

I would like to start this editorial by commenting on the article by Bartholomay on weight loss surgery in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). There is a large patient population in the United States whom cannot receive kidney transplants because they have morbid obesity. Not only is obesity a risk factor for poor surgical outcomes, it is also well known that graft survival of any kind is decreased in recipients who have morbid obesity. When choosing the right procedure for a kidney transplant candidate, “rapid weight loss” should be a consideration since losing weight quickly postoperatively will prepare the patient for kidney transplantation when a graft becomes available. Read the rest of this article »

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by Linda Bartholomay, BS, RD, LRD

Ms. Bartholomay is Manager of Outpatient Nutrition Therapy, Sanford Health, Fargo, North Dakota.

Financial disclosure: Ms. Bartholomay reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Read the rest of this article »

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This Month’s Dilemma: Severe Abdominal Pain, Vomiting, and Nocturnal Reflux Caused by a High-placed Gastric Band

This Month’s Featured Expert: Natan Zundel, MD, FACS

Dr. Zundel is Clinical Professor of Surgery, Florida International University College of Medicine, Miami, Florida.

Bariatric Times. 2011;8(5)14–15 Read the rest of this article »

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by Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Dr. Blackstone is President-Elect of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona. Read the rest of this article »

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May 2011

This is a CE-accredited article. Instructions and post-test are available HERE.

by ‘Lissa Clark, RN, BSN, MSN, CNE, and Joyce M. Black, PhD, RN, CWCN, FAAN

Dr. Black is Associate Professor of Nursing, Department of Adult Health and Illness, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska. Ms. Clark is Instructor of Nursing, Department of Adult Health and Illness, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, Omaha, Nebraska Read the rest of this article »

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by Bruce Maller; Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS; and Jaime Ponce, MD, FACS, FASMBS Read the rest of this article »

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by Kerrie Warne, Director, NewStart, St. Alexius Hospital

Acknowledgment: The author would like to thank Ms. Stephanie Stemmler, media liason for St. Alexius Hospital, for her assistance with the preparation of this article. Read the rest of this article »

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