Bariatric surgery and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with obesity and cardiovascular disease: a population-based retrospective cohort study

AG Doumouras, JA Wong, JM Paterson, Y Lee… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Bariatric surgery has been shown to significantly reduce cardiovascular risk
factors. However, whether surgery can reduce major adverse cardiovascular events …

Association between bariatric surgery and all-cause mortality: a population-based matched cohort study in a universal health care system

AG Doumouras, D Hong, Y Lee, JE Tarride… - Annals of Internal …, 2020 - acpjournals.org
Background: Mortality after bariatric surgery has been previously studied, but cohort
selection bias, completeness of follow-up, and collection of confounders have limited the …

Variation in outcomes at bariatric surgery centers of excellence

AM Ibrahim, AA Ghaferi, JR Thumma, JB Dimick - JAMA surgery, 2017 - jamanetwork.com
Importance In the United States, reports about perioperative complications associated with
bariatric surgery led to the establishment of accreditation criteria for bariatric centers of …

Factors influencing primary care provider referral for bariatric surgery: Systematic review

B Zevin, N Sivapalan, L Chan, N Cofie… - Canadian Family …, 2022 - cfp.ca
Objective To identify barriers to and facilitators of primary care provider (PCP) referral for
bariatric surgery in patients with obesity. Data sources MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO …

Mastery in bariatric surgery: the long-term surgeon learning curve of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

AG Doumouras, F Saleh, S Anvari, S Gmora… - Annals of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To determine the effect of cumulative volume on all-cause morbidity and operative
time. Background: Gastric bypass is an important public health procedure, but it is difficult to …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in morbidly obese individuals undergoing bariatric surgery: prevalence and effect of the pre-bariatric very low calorie diet

KJP Schwenger, SE Fischer, TD Jackson, A Okrainec… - Obesity surgery, 2018 - Springer
Background Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) affects 75 to 100% of the patients
undergoing bariatric surgery (BSx), with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) being present …

A landscape of bariatric surgery in Canada: for the treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes and other comorbidities in adults

M Anvari, R Lemus, R Breau - Canadian journal of diabetes, 2018 - Elsevier
Obesity has escalated worldwide and in Canada. Many chronic conditions, including type 2
diabetes, are directly correlated with obesity, and although the benefits and effectiveness of …

[HTML][HTML] Survey of perceptions and educational needs of primary care providers regarding management of patients with class II and III obesity in Ontario, Canada

B Zevin, M Martin, N Dalgarno, L Chan, N Sivapalan… - BMC family …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Primary care providers (PCPs) are typically the primary contact for
patients with obesity seeking medical and surgical weight loss interventions; however …

Association of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with postoperative health care use and expenditures in Canada

JE Tarride, AG Doumouras, D Hong, JM Paterson… - JAMA …, 2020 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Results of previous studies are mixed regarding the economic implications of a
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Objective To assess the 5-year incremental health care …

Links between gut microbiome, metabolome, clinical variables and non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease severity in bariatric patients

KJP Schwenger, D Sharma, Y Ghorbani… - Liver …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims Bacterial species and microbial pathways along with
metabolites and clinical parameters may interact to contribute to non‐alcoholic fatty liver …