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Spotlight on Technology December 2024

Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

Category: Bariatric Surgery
Book Review: Obesity Surgery: Patient Safety and Best Practices

Dr. Edward Mason reviews a new patient safety text…and offers some additional pearls of wisdom on the topic for Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times readers.

The Provision of Bariatric Surgery in the United Kingdom—PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE CONSIDERATIONS: THE ROAD TO EXCELLENCE

by Sherif Hakky, MBBS, MSc, MRCS; Matthew Thompson, MBBS, BSc; and Ahmed R. Ahmed, MBBS, BSc(Hons), FRCS Department of Bariatric Surgery, Imperial College Healthcare, Charing Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom

The Evidence for Staple Line Buttress Material

Ariel U. Spencer, MD; Thomas H. Magnuson, MD, FACS; Hien Nguyen, MD; Kimberley E. Steele, MD, FACS; Anne O. Lidor, MD, FACS; and Michael A. Schweitzer, MD, FACS. From The

Treatment of Leaks After Sleeve Gastrectomy

by Jacques Himpens, MD; Giovanni Dapri, MD; and Guy-Bernard Cadière, MD, PhD Dr. Himpens and Dr. Dapri are from St. Blasius Hospital Dendermonde and St. Pierre Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. Dr.

One of the FIRST Centers of Excellence in the United Kingdom

The Imperial Weight Centre at Charing Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times interviews Ahmed R. Ahmed on his facility being one of the first to achieve

Five Minutes with… Rebecca Puhl, PhD—Taking a look at weight bias and the stigma of obesity

Dr. Puhl is the Director of Research & Weight Stigma Initiatives at the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. Introduction Despite ongoing attention

Patient Transferring Challenges

This CE activity has expired. by Susan Gallagher Camden, RN, PhD, CBN, HCRM Certified bariatric nurse, licensed healthcare risk manager, and wound ostomy continence nurse, Houston, Texas INTRODUCTION When considering

SAGES 2009 Panel Report: Best Practices for the Surgical Treatment of Obesity

by Jon Gould, MD, and Daniel Jones, MD Dr. Gould is Associate Professor of Surgery at University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Jones is Associate Professor

Ventral Hernias in the Bariatric Patient

by David S. Wernsing, MD, FACS Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania INTRODUCTION The management of primary and incisional abdominal wall hernias continues to evolve

Promoting a Physically Active Lifestyle in Bariatric Patients

by Carol Ewing Garber, PhD, FAHA, FACSM Dr. Garber is with Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, New York. Introduction It is clear that a physically active lifestyle is important