The average impact of bariatric surgery on quality of life corresponded to an effect size of 0.88 ( 95 % CI : 0.80 - 0.96 ) , indicating that bariatric surgery has a significant positive influence on quality of life in general .
The impact varied considerably across studies with bariatric surgery showing a significantly greater positive influence on physical quality of life compared to mental quality of life .
Bariatric surgery is effective in improving quality of life , especially when looking at physical well-being .
Greater focus on the psychological well-being of the person undergoing surgery for obesity may lead to a better post-surgery prognosis for more people
This study aims to review the obesity literature in order to assess the impact of bariatric surgery on quality of life and the between- study variation by examining the st and ardized mean magnitude of effect in change in the levels of quality of life .
Experience in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbidly obese Taiwanese: staple-line reinforcement is important for preventing leakage
Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy ( LSG ) is a promising procedure for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity . We report our 2-year experience with LSG and specifically evaluate the importance of staple-line protection to prevent leakage after the laparoscopic procedure . Methods One hundred eighteen consecutive patients with BMI > 30 who underwent LSG from January 2006 to February 2009 were included in our study . There were 88 women and 30 men with a mean age of 33.2 ± 9.6 years and a mean BMI of 38.0 ± 6.4 kg/m2 . The first 40 patients ( group 1 ) underwent the operation without any reinforcement procedure and the other 78 patients received reinforcement of the staple-line ( group 2 ) . Data including demographics , hospital stay , blood loss , operative time , complications , excess weight loss percentage ( EWL% ) , and gastrointestinal quality of life index ( GIQLI ) were collected prospect ively for evaluation . Results The overall mean operative time was 118.5 ± 37.0 min , mean blood loss was 56.8 ± 56.7 ml , mean hospital stay was 5 ± 3 days . The mean EWL% at 12 and 24 months was 81.5 and 76.0 % , respectively . The overall leakage rate was 3.39 % ( 4/118 ) . All leakage occurred in group 1 patients , with a leakage rate of 10 % ( 4/40 ) . Mean preoperative GIQLI was 98.7 , and the postoperative GIQLI were 116.4 , 115 , 112.4 , and 97.6 at 3 , 6 , 12 , and 24 months , respectively . Conclusions LSG is an effective obesity treatment to achieve significant weight loss after 24 months . Staple-line reinforcement is strongly recommended for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy to decrease complications
The average impact of bariatric surgery on quality of life corresponded to an effect size of 0.88 ( 95 % CI : 0.80 - 0.96 ) , indicating that bariatric surgery has a significant positive influence on quality of life in general .
The impact varied considerably across studies with bariatric surgery showing a significantly greater positive influence on physical quality of life compared to mental quality of life .
Bariatric surgery is effective in improving quality of life , especially when looking at physical well-being .
Greater focus on the psychological well-being of the person undergoing surgery for obesity may lead to a better post-surgery prognosis for more people
This study aims to review the obesity literature in order to assess the impact of bariatric surgery on quality of life and the between- study variation by examining the st and ardized mean magnitude of effect in change in the levels of quality of life .