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Marginal Ulcers after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Pain for the Patient…Pain for the Surgeon

by Camellia Racu, MD, MPH; Amir Mehran, MD, FACS, FASMBS Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2010;7(1):23–25

The Relationship between Birth Order, Obesity, and Bariatric Surgery: Preliminary Data Analysis

by Sabrina Krum, MS; Cynthia Alexander, PsyD; and Craig Marker, PhD Ms. Krum is completing her doctoral work at Nova Southeastern University. Dr. Marker is a professor at Nova Southeastern

Maximizing Skin Antisepsis in the Challenging Bariatric Patient

by Charles E. Edmiston, Jr., PhD, SM (ASCP), CIC (CBIC) Dr. Charles Edmiston is Professor of Surgery and Hospital Epidemiologist at Froedtert Hospital/Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Director

Implementation of a New Standard Practice for Pain Management—Reduced Narcotic Use among Bariatric Patients—Lessons Learned by a Bariatric Clinic

by Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN, is Program Director at the Wittgrove Bariatric Center in La Jolla, California. Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2009;6(12):16–19

Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: A Training Model

by Susannah M. Wyles, MBBS, MSc, MRCS (Eng), and Ahmed R. Ahmed, MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRCS Dr. Wyles is Clinical Research Fellow, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom. Dr. Ahmed is

Looking forward to 2010—more advances in the prevention and treatment of obesity

Dear Readers: We close the year 2009 with another issue of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times filled with excellent articles that I am sure you will enjoy reading. I would

Obesity and Cancer: The Meaning of Patient Advocacy

This is a CE-accredited article. The timeline for submitting the post-test for this article has expired. ABSTRACT According to a recent analysis by the American Institute for Cancer Research, about

Complications Arising from Staple Lines and Anastomotes in Bariatric Surgery: Why They Happen and How to Avoid Them

by Dugal Heath, MD, FRCS, FRACS Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2009;6(11):8–12. INTRODUCTION The invention of stapling devices, which can be used in laparoscopic surgical procedures, provides a number of

Dr. Shikora has Left the Building… The Exit Interview of 2009 ASMBS President Scott Shikora, MD, FACS

Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2009;6(11):14–15. The staff and Editorial Advisory Board of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times interviewed Dr. Scott Shikora, exiting president of the American Society for Metabolic

Bariatric Surgery and Bariatric Medicine: A Developing Paradigm for Practice Modeling

by Michael Kaplan, DO Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times 2009;6(11):23–26 INTRODUCTION With the popularity of bariatric surgery increasing every year,[1] there exists a real-world need among surgeons to have a