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Spotlight on Technology December 2024

Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

Category: Original Research
How Do Postoperative Bariatric Patients Stay on Task with Nutrition Goals and Physical Activity to Prevent Weight Regain?

by Anthony L. Heard, EdD, RRT Dr. Heard is a Registered Respiratory Therapist at Memorial Health University Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia. Funding: No funding was provided for this article.

Analyzing the Efficacy of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Using BODY-Q

by Rushay Amarath-Madav, MD; Tyler Beauchamp, BS; Aditya Devarakonda, MD; Brianna Stadsvold, MD; Aaron Bolduc, MD; Lisa Renee Hilton, MD, FACS, FASMBS All authors are with Medical College of Georgia

A Survey on Scope of Practice Among Members of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

by Abdulaziz A. Arishi, MD; Jean F. Salem, MD; Pavel Burskii, MD; Jill Stoltzfus, PhD; Anthony T. Petrick, MD; Ranjan Sudan, MD; and Maher El Chaar, MD Drs. Arishi, Salem,

Lack of Weight Loss Differences with Differing Bougie Sizes in SADI-S: A Prospectively Collected, Retrospectively Analyzed, Matched Cohort Analysis

by Austin Cottam, MD; Daniel Cottam, MD; Olivia Johnson; Samuel Cottam, BS; Amit Surve, MD; Christina Richards, MD; Walter Medlin, MD, FACS All authors are with Bariatric Medicine Institute in

Impact of a Postoperative Bariatric Surgery Phone Call Quality Improvement Intervention on 30-day Hospital Readmissions and Emergency Department Visits

by Melissa C. Majumdar, MS, RD, CSOWM, LDN; Zachary I. Grunewald, PhD, MS, RDN, LD; Elissa A. Falconer, MD; Maggie L. Diller, MD; Mobola Oyefule, MD; Federico J. Serrot, MD;

Normative Data for the Brief Symptom Inventory in a Bariatric Surgery-seeking Patient Sample

by Jeremy E. Mirsky, PhD, ABPP Dr. Mirsky is with Massachusetts General Brigham Integrated Care in Watertown, Massachusetts. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The author has

The Growing Knowledge Gap in the Treatment and Management of the Disease of Severe Obesity in Medical Training

by Eileen R. Smith, MD; Bradley S. Kushner, MD; Michael M. Awad, MD, PhD; and Shaina R. Eckhouse, MD All authors are with the Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department

Does the Number of Follow-ups After Single-Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy Influence Weight Loss?

by Amit Surve, MD; Samuel Cottam, CNA; Daniel Cottam, MD; Walter Medlin, MD, FACS; Christina Richards, MD, FACS; and Legrand Belnap, MD Drs. Surve, Daniel Cottam, Medlin, Richards, and Belnap

Intuitive Eating is Associated with a Healthier Relationship with Food in Postsurgical Bariatric Patients

by Narmin Virani, RDN, CSOWM; Kasey P.S. Goodpaster, PhD; and Richard Perugini, MD, FACS Ms. Virani and Dr. Perugini are with the University of Massachusetts Memorial Bariatric Center in Worcester,

Patient-reported Short-term Barriers to and Facilitators of Adherence to Behavioral Recommendations Following Bariatric Surgery

by Aviva H. Ariel-Donges, PhD, MPH; Carlysa K. Oyama, BA; and Megan M. Hood, PhD Drs Ariel-Donges and Hood and Ms. Oyama are with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral