Author Archive: BT Online Editor
Letters to the Editor
Goodbye to the BMI Dear Bariatric Times Editor: At last—we finally have federal recognition that access to bariatric surgery should no longer be limited by an arbitrary body mass index (BMI=kg/m2)! On December 6, 2010, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel voted 8 to 2 in favor of approving an expanded […]
First Bariatric Allied Health Symposium: Overview of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery
First Bariatric Allied Health Symposium: Overview of Obesity and Bariatric Surgery Fort Lauderdale, Florida, July 16–17, 2010 by Jacqueline McCartney, RN, RM, CNOR, CBN, and Angelica Garcia, CST Author Affiliation: Ms. McCartney is the Bariatric Coordinator, Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Operating Room, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida. Ms. Garcia is the Surgical Technician, Bariatric […]
Ask the Experts: Severe Abdominal Pain 24 Hours after Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Gastric Bypass
Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery This ongoing column is dedicated to providing information to our readers on various dilemmas in bariatric surgery. We invite questions from our readers. The answers are provided by experts in the field. This Month’s Dilemma: Severe Abdominal Pain 24 Hours after Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Gastric Bypass
Rethinking Lift Teams
This CE activity is expired. by Shannon Michael Gallagher, BA; William Charney, DOH; and Laurie D. McGinley, RN, MS, CNS-BC, APN, CBN Author Affiliation: Mr. Gallagher is an independent consultant on safety, outcomes and lift management. Mr. Charney is the former safety coordinator for Washington Hospitals Workers Compensation Program in Seattle, Washington. He is also […]
Can Iron Alone Sharpen Iron? Managing Iron Deficiency in the Bariatric Surgery Patient
by Jennifer Traub, RD, CNSC Author Affiliation: Ms. Traub is a Clinical Dietitian at Hurley Bariatric Center, Flint, Michigan. Funding: No funding was provided for the preparation of this article. Financial Disclosure: Ms. Traub reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(12):24–26
Gastric Band Adjustments: Benefits of Fluoroscopy-Guided Adjustments
by Jaime Ponce, MD, and Adam B. Smith DO, FACOS Dr. Ponce is from Dalton Surgical Group, PC, Dalton, Georgia, and Dr. Smith is from Dr. Smith Laparoscopy, Bariatrics, and Surgery, Fort Worth, Texas.
Metabolic Applied Research Strategy Initiative (MARS): Understanding Why Bariatric Surgery Works
An Interview with Principal Investigators Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD, and Randy Seeley, PhD About MARS The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy (MARS) is a multi-year, multi-generational research program led by Ethicon Endo-Surgery to understand the physiologic and metabolic changes that occur after bariatric surgery (i.e., how bariatric surgery works to resolve conditions such as type […]
