The utility of weight loss medications after bariatric surgery for weight regain or inadequate weight loss: A multi-center study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients who undergo bariatric surgery often have inadequate weight loss or weight regain.

Objectives

We sought to discern the utility of weight loss pharmacotherapy as an adjunct to bariatric surgery in patients with inadequate weight loss or weight regain.

Setting

Two academic medical centers.

Methods

We completed a retrospective study to identify patients who had undergone bariatric surgery in the form of a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or a sleeve gastrectomy from 2000-2014. From this cohort, we identified patients who were placed on weight loss pharmacotherapy postoperatively for inadequate weight loss or weight regain. We extracted key demographic data, medical history, and examined weight loss in response to surgery and after the initiation

SUBMITTER: Stanford FC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6114136 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature