Gastric Bypass Case Study

Benefit of bariatric surgery is that overweight patients lose excess Body fat. Another benefit is that obesity related health conditions often improve or are eliminated because of this loss weight. The common conditions are diabetes, severe arthritis, high blood pressure and sleep apnea which often improve after a patient undergoes bariatric surgery. For some, weight loss surgery can even be a lifesaving process. Noticeably, weight reduction surgery also conveys dangers. They are quite negligible. Truth be told, weight reduction surgery carries a risk that is proportional to having your hip supplanted. That

There seem to be an increasing application of Roen-en-Y gastric bypass today by some surgeons. This is a restrictive procedure that has minimal mal-absorption issues and it makes part of an array of bariatric surgeries. However, the most commonly used procedure is biliopancreatic diversion or Scopinaro, which have been used for more than two decades and are popular in with many surgeons more so in the developing countries. This process is intended to inhibit absorption of fat in a bid to trigger massive weight loss in patients who are morbidly obese. It restricts gastric thereby diverting bile and pancreatic fluids to the distal ileum (Consensus Development Conference Panel, 1991). This procedure therefore exposes a limited area of small bowel for the absorption of nutrients that need biliary and pancreatic fluids. The procedure and its variations are still common as indicated above including; biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, which also result in malabsorption. It is however noted that most patients who undergo this procedure also experience severe protein and fat related malabsorption problems.

P: The patient (population) in this particular study is the post operative gastric bypass patient.

“I think I may go out on the town today and see what kind of fun things I can do.” Mommy look at that fat girl, fat people shouldn’t be allowed out, quack quack waddle fat girl, hey shamu go back to the water. These are some of the things that I have endured and heard on a day-to-day when going out in public as an obese individual. Like myself, a lot of other obese individuals have embarked on many failed weight loss attempts only to gain instead of lose weight. Bariatric Surgery is a great lifelong tool to help aid in weight loss and manage the success;, however, many individuals shy away from the surgery because many health professionals only state the risks over the benefits. Bariatric surgery has become very popular in the United States, but there are many factors to consider such as the risks and benefits, success rates, and procedure options offered. Bariatric surgery has afforded many obese individuals a new lease on life. Medical doctors and insurance companies seem to be down playing the benefits as a way to keep patients with many obesity related ailments to keep them in business. The benefits that bariatric surgery has greatly outweigh the risks and allows for new beginnings.

When it comes to surgery, there is an intensive pre-operative and post-operative procedure to ensure that the patient is well-prepared and healing mentally and physically, respectively. Now depending on the type of surgery performed, there are a specific set of health risks. Two types of weight loss surgery are currently being utilized, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, a form of stomach stapling to curb food intake, and adjustable gastric banding, a placing of an adjustable band around the stomach to restrict food intake. With Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass, the health risks include Infection at incision points, narrowed links between the stomach and the intestines, loosened staples, vomiting, diarrhea, and hernia. Gastric Banding has health risks, including bleeding, infection, erosion of the band into the inside of the stomach, blockage of the stoma, and band slippage, occurring when moderate food intake does not take place, thus inducing vomiting. Other concerns for both these types of surgery is the after effect and the true effectiveness of the procedure, and the careful and strict adherence to diet, exercise, mental support groups, body contouring, etc. A 2006 group of obese teens who have undergone surgery will be interviewed again in 2011 to determine the actual effectiveness of their

Weight loss surgery, also known as bariatric surgery is recommended by many physicians to people who are unable to benefit from traditional weight loss methods. However, choosing to undergo weight loss surgery isn’t an easy decision. It is an important decision that will drastically and permanently impact a person’s life. Therefore, before making such a significant decision, an individual should be aware of both the risks and benefits associated with weight loss surgery (McGowan & Chopra ix).

A gastric bypass weight loss program is for those who are recuperating from gastric bypass surgery to assist them to heal and alter bad eating habits. Gastric bypass surgery is among several weight-loss surgical procedures presently carried out. The operation itself has gone through several modifications through the years. The process being used today is known as the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. It should not be mistaken with other weight-loss surgical procedures, like the biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, that is a more aggressive surgery. Your physician or perhaps a registered dietitian will talk to you concerning the diet you will need to follow after surgery, explaining what kinds

In their meta-analysis, Treadwell and colleagues reviewed post–gastric bypass complications in six studies that included a total of 131 patients. No operation related hospital deaths occurred, but one death occurred in a child 9 months after gastric bypass who contracted severe Clostridium difficile colitis and experienced multisystem organ failure. Shock, pulmonary embolism, postoperative bleeding, severe malnutrition, and bowel obstruction occurred postoperatively, but because of variability in the way these complications were reported, the authors of the meta-analysis were unable to calculate actual incidences. Protein-calorie malnutrition and micronutrient deficiency were also reported, but their overall incidence in adolescents was unclear

M is a 17 years old girl who is obese and has mental issues. Due to her school environment, as she was obese, she has developed mental issues such as depression and started smoking. Her parents are embarrassed by her as she is their only daughter. So they want her to undergo a gastric bypass surgery as fast as possible to reduce her weight. Gastric bypass surgery is a surgery to cut part of your stomach and make it smaller. After consulting a doctor, he informs the parents that it is better for her to change her lifestyle rather than having a gastric bypass surgery. In addition, the surgery may leave a scar on the body of the girl and may have some side effects because she smokes. The parents do not care and still want to perform the procedure

Feld et al (2003) randomized thirty obese patients undergoing gastric bypass into two groups: one receiving sevoflurane and fentanyl while the other group received a sevoflurane and non-opioid regimen. The non-opioid regimen

Jennifer Devault is scheduled for surgery (palatoplasty) on 11/30 after she was not able to make her last surgery date (10/3) due to illness. If you remember, this is the patient that had been lost to care and had to childline to get them into a clinic appointment. We were then working with WVU to get care transferred to their team before it was ultimately decided that the family had to continue care here because of their state insurance.

Malabsorptive techniques decrease the intestinal absorptive area, preventing the meal running through the whole digestive tract, since there is an internal bypass. The pattern of this surgery is the bilio-pancreatic bypass (BPD) by Scopinaro with or without duodenal switch (Fig. 5) (Velhote et al., 2007).

Her birthday is November 29th 2011. She was unable to breathe on her own when she was born. On November 30th they found out she had a interrupted aortic arch. She was born with a hole in her heart. When she was born she was like any other kid just with a disability. She was transferred to a hospital in Rochester NY. She was born with a hole in her heart.

There are a number of models to guide healthcare providers when they try to move evidence into practice. One useful framework is the AHRQ Model of Knowledge Transfer. This model includes three major steps of knowledge transfer: (1) knowledge creation and distillation, (2) diffusion and dissemination, and (3) organizational adoption and implementation.

This surgery is reversible if the patient chooses to for whatever reason they might have. On the other hand Gastric Bypass surgery involves the stomach to be removed and put aside while the lower intestine is brought up to the bottom of the esophagus and a new 1oz pouch is created which will now be the new stomach. The patient can now only fit a very small amount into their stomach , however if for any reason, the patient is unsatisfied with the results this surgery is not reversible.