Open AccessWeight-Loss Surgery
Author(s) -
Nancy Kaser,
Aniko Kukla
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
online journal of issues in nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 1091-3734
DOI - 10.3912/ojin.vol14no1man04
Subject(s) - weight loss , medicine , obesity , surgery , obstructive sleep apnea , weight loss surgery , sleeve gastrectomy , intervention (counseling) , general surgery , gastric banding , incidence (geometry) , gastric bypass , nursing , physics , optics
As the prevalence of obesity sky rockets worldwide, the search for successful weight- management strategies follows. For select individuals, surgical intervention is the most appropriate weight-management intervention for sustained weight loss. Surgical procedures, such as the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, bring about both dramatic weight loss and the ability to provide the patient with marked improvement in obesity-related conditions such as diabetes, arthritis, hypertension, and obstructive sleep apnea. In this article the authors will address the incidence of obesity and the criteria for weight-loss (bariatric) surgery; describe the preoperative evaluation and selection of the appropriate surgical procedure; discuss postoperative complications and required nursing care; and give readers a preview of future options for surgical weight loss