Background COVID-19 has transformed surgical care, yet little is known regarding
implications for bariatric surgery. Objective We sought to characterize the effect of COVID-19 …

Although bariatric surgery (BS) is recognized as an effective strategy for body weight loss, its
impact on cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is still unclear. We aimed to examine postoperative …

Objective This study aimed to survey international experts in metabolic and bariatric surgery
(MBS) to improve and consolidate perioperative interventions to prevent gastroesophageal …

Background The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased fastest in low-and
middle-income countries in the last decades. Together with this rising prevalence …

Objectives One-third of adults in Canada are overweight and 26.8% experience obesity.
Bariatric surgery confers effective weight loss and reduces obesity-related complications …

COVID-19 resulted in dramatic changes to the delivery of bariatric surgery; however, the
lasting effect on current and future delivery remains uncharacterized. We sought to …

Obesity has become an epidemic today and has become one of the important public health
problems. Pharmacological treatment, exercise, cognitive behavioural therapy, medical …

With a body mass index≥ 40 kg/m2, 9.2% of United States (US) adults have class III, eg,
severe obesity [1]. When intensive lifestyle modifications and pharmacotherapy does not …

The increasing prevalence of obesity is a major health burden worldwide. Although bariatric
surgery (BS) is recognized as an effective strategy for weight loss and comorbidities …

There is an increasing incidence of litigations associated with bariatric surgery. The reasons
for this increase are multifactorial and include a rise in the number of patients undergoing …