Developing criteria for pediatric/adolescent bariatric surgery programs.

Developing Criteria for Pediatric/Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Programs abstract

The prevalence of morbid obesity in adolescents is rising at an alarming rate. Comorbidities known to predispose to cardiovascular disease are increasingly being diagnosed in these children. Bariatric surgery has become an acceptable treatment alternative for morbidly obese adults, and criteria have been developed to establish center-ofexcellence designation for adult bariatric surgery programs...

Adolescent Bariatric Surgery — Thoughts and Perspectives from the UK

Opinions of healthcare professionals in the United Kingdom regarding bariatric surgery in adolescents are largely unknown. This study aims to explore the perspectives of medical professionals regarding adolescent bariatric surgery. Members of the British Obesity and Metabolic Surgery Society and groups of primary care practitioners based in London were contacted by electronic mail and invited t...

Adolescent bariatric surgery.

Obesity has become an increasingly serious problem in pediatric and adolescent populations in the United States. Although bariatric surgery has been offered to morbidly obese adolescents for the past several decades, it remains controversial. However, the benefits of weight loss surgery in this population have been realized, particularly its long-term physical and emotional effects on adolescen...

Bariatric surgery in adolescents: recent national trends in use and in-hospital outcome.

OBJECTIVES To analyze recent nationwide trends in the use of adolescent bariatric surgery and to compare early postoperative outcomes of adolescents and adults undergoing these procedures. DESIGN Analysis of national administrative data by using survey analysis techniques. SETTING Data obtained from the Nationwide Inpatient Sample from 1996 to 2003. PARTICIPANTS Adolescents (aged <20 year...

Adolescent bariatric surgery: "you may ask yourself: how did I get here?".