Preoperative and early adjuvant weight loss medications in bariatric surgery patients with body mass index over 60 or suboptimal initial response to surgery

CONCLUSION: For patients having bariatric surgery who fall below the expected MBSAQIP weight loss curve, early initiation of antiobesity medications can improve the weight loss, with preoperative pharmacotherapy having the greatest effect.PMID:36948971 | DOI:10.1016/j.soard.2023.01.021

Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - March 22, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Jessica G Cunningham Nova Szoka Lawrence E Tabone Stephanie Cox Laura Aylward Salim Abunnaja Source Type: research