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Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

Category: Review
Management of Long-Term Complications of Gastric Banding and Gastric Balloon

by Christine Ren Fielding, MD, FACS, FASMBS Dr. Ren Fielding is Professor of Surgery, NYU School of Medicine; Chief, Division of Bariatric/Minimally Invasive Surgery; and Director, NYU Langone Weight Management

“But Everything Is Supposed to Get Better After Bariatric Surgery!” Understanding Postoperative Suicide and Self-injury

by Alexis Conason, PsyD, and Lisa DuBreuil, LICSW Dr. Conason is in private practice in New York, New York. Ms. DuBreuil is with the Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital

At the Heart of Severe Obesity: Chronic Heart Failure and the Role of Bariatric Surgery

by Michael W. Foster, MD; Colleen M. Tewksbury, PhD, RD; Gerard Hoeltzel; Noel N. Williams, MD; J. Eduardo Rame, MD, MPhil; and Kristoffel R. Dumon, MD Drs. Foster, Tewksbury, Williams,

Far from the “Easy Way Out”: Early Psychological Complications of Bariatric Surgery

by Kasey P.S. Goodpaster, PhD Dr. Goodpaster is with the Cleveland Clinic Bariatric & Metabolic Institute in Cleveland, Ohio. Funding: No funding was provided Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts

Reducing Early Hospital Readmission Rates After Bariatric Surgery

by Payal Sharma, MSN, RN, FNP-BC, CBN, and Soohyun Nam, PhD, APRN, ANP-BC Ms. Sharma and Dr. Nam are with the Yale University School of Nursing in Orange, Connecticut. Funding:

Mesenteric Venous Thrombosis following Bariatric Surgery

This activity has expired. Course Overview Bariatric surgery has become the mainstay treatment for obesity with many thousands procedures performed annually. This article highlights the physiopathology, risks factors, clinical presentation,

Rhabdomyolysis Following Bariatric Surgery—Nursing Accredited

This activity expired April 1, 2021. Course Overview All healthcare providers involved in the perioperative management of the bariatric surgical patient should be familiar with the signs and symptoms of

Weight Bias Among Healthcare Providers: We have Met the Enemy and it is Us

This activity expired March 1, 2021. Course Overview This article reviews up-to-date data related to the issue of weight bias, particularly how it is experienced by individuals and how it

Iron Nutrition and Metabolic Surgery: The Next Quality Improvement Challenge

by Peter N. Benotti, MD; G. Craig Wood, MS; and Christopher D. Still, DO, FACN, FACP Drs. Benotti, Wood, and Still are with the Geisinger Obesity Institute, Geisinger Medical Center

Bariatric Surgery and Irritable Bowel Syndrome

by Joseph R. Giacolone, BS; Isabella Guajardo, BA; Samuel Torres Landa, MD; Octavia Picket Blakely, MD, MHS; Noel N. Williams, MD; and Kristoffel R. Dumon, MD Mr. Giacolone and Ms.