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Spotlight on Technology December 2024

Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

Category: Past Articles
Patient/Family Support Groups in Japan: A Model to Ensure the Success of Bariatric Surgery

by Tetsuya Nakazato, MSW; Kazunori Kasama, MD; Takashi Oshiro, MD; Eri Kikkawa, RD; and Kazuko Sonoda, RN

Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band Nutrition: How to Achieve Weight Loss Success

by Liz Goldenberg, MPH, RD, CDN Ms. Goldenberg is from New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell College of Medicine of Cornell University, Department of Surgery, New York.

Recognizing Trends in Preventing Caregiver Injury, Promoting Patient Safety, and Caring for the Larger, Heavier Patient

by Susan Gallagher Camden, RN, MSN, MA, WOCN, CBN, PhD Dr Gallagher is a certified bariatric nurse, licensed healthcare risk manager, and wound ostomy continence nurse. Safety initiatives seem to

A Collaborative Approach to Reconstructive Surgery: The Importance of a Supportive Team

by Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN; Christopher D. Still, FACN, FACP; MK Batra, MD, FACS; and RJ Nelson, BS

Small Bowel Complication After Malabsorptive Procedures: Internal Hernias, Obstructions, and Intussusception

by Jesus E. Hidalgo, MD; Alexander Ramirez, MD; Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS; and Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS The Bariatric Institute, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida

Regional Anesthesia and Obesity

by Pedro P. Tanaka, MD, PhD, and Jay B. Brodsky, MD Both from the Department of Anesthesia, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California.

Endoscopic Treatment of Bariatric Surgery Complications

by Jose M. Martinez, MD, FACS, and Atul K. Madan, MD, FACS Both from the Division of Laparoendoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller

Body Contouring after Massive Weight Loss: Optimizing the Results

by Amy S. Colwell, MD From the Division of Plastic Surgery, Mass General Hospital, Boston Massachusetts

The Mechanism of Type-2 Diabetic Surgery

by Edward E. Mason, MD, PhD, FACS