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ArticleObesity surgery2015

Barriers in the Approach of Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery in Flemish Hospitals.

Ina Gesquiere, Patrick Augustijns, Matthias Lannoo, Christophe Matthys, Bart Van der Schueren, Veerle Foulon

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Article in Obesity surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06020105 (Design and Development of a Nurse-led Program for the Management of Bariatric Surgery Patients - The NURLIFE Program), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06020105 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Design and Development of a Nurse-led Program for the Management of Bariatric Surgery Patients - The NURLIFE Program

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of ÉvoraRan2024 to 2025Enrolled80ConditionsBariatric Surgery Candidate, Nurse-Patient RelationsArmsNURLIFE
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Patient experiences of outcomes of bariatric surgery: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2017
    Pooled it
  2. Article
  3. Problems in bariatric patient care - challenges for dieticians.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2017
    Review
4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ina GesquiereDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, O&N2, Herestraat 49, Box 521, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. ina.gesquiere@pharm.kuleuven.be.
Patrick AugustijnsDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, O&N2, Herestraat 49, Box 921, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. patrick.augustijns@pharm.kuleuven.be.
Matthias LannooDepartment of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. matthias.lannoo@uzleuven.be.
Christophe MatthysClinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, O&N 1, Herestraat 49, Box 902, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. christophe.matthys@uzleuven.be.
Bart Van der SchuerenClinical and Experimental Endocrinology, KU Leuven, O&N 1, Herestraat 49, Box 902, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. bart.vanderschueren@uzleuven.be.
Veerle FoulonDepartment of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven, O&N2, Herestraat 49, Box 521, 3000, Leuven, Belgium. veerle.foulon@pharm.kuleuven.be.
KU Leuven · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBariatric surgery is associated not only with weight loss and improvement of comorbidities of obesity but also with short and long-term complications. Preoperative screening and lifelong follow-up of these patients are important to optimize the effect of bariatric surgery and minimize complications. The objective of this study was to create an inventory of the current care offered to bariatric patients before and after surgery in Flemish hospitals, Belgium and to identify barriers for optimal care.

methodsSemi-structured interviews with healthcare professionals involved in screening and follow-up of bariatric patients in 12 hospitals in Flanders, Belgium were performed. Interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed with NVivo 10.0.

resultsIn each participating hospital, except one, biochemical screening before and after bariatric surgery was performed, but the extent and timing varied between hospitals. In ten hospitals, a standard multivitamin preparation was started in all patients after surgery, but there was a large variation for timing of initiation and duration between hospitals. The interviewees indicated that the knowledge about appropriate dosage and formulation adjustments after surgery was limited. Most of the performed drug adjustments were due to improvement of comorbidities. In 9 out of 12 hospitals, a multidisciplinary team was involved, but the approach varied widely. Only in 3 out of 12 hospitals, eligibility of patients for bariatric surgery was discussed in team meetings.

conclusionsStrategies to implement existing guidelines are required in order to obtain more uniform, interdisciplinary support for bariatric patients, resulting in an increase of efficiency of surgery and improved patient care.

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AdultBariatric SurgeryBelgiumDisease ManagementFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHospitalsHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityPatient Care TeamApproachBariatric surgeryCounselingMedicationMultidisciplinary teamNutritional deficienciesObesityQualitative interviews

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