Trial reportSurgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery2018
Sleeve gastrectomy surgery: when 2 alcoholic drinks are converted to 4.
Trial report in Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02766322 (Pharmacokinetics and Subjective Responses to Alcohol After Bariatric Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 53 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Pharmacokinetics and Subjective Responses to Alcohol After Bariatric Surgery
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53 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.
- AGA Clinical Practice Update on Bariatric Surgery in Cirrhosis: Expert Review.Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association · 2021Guideline
- A Technology-Based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Use After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Examination of Six-month Follow-up Outcomes Following a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2026Trial
- Impact of bariatric surgery on alcohol-use disorder and alcohol-related liver disease: A retrospective study.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
- Clinical and Psychometric Predictors of a Positive Alcohol Use Disorder Screen after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Cross-Sectional Study.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Alcohol use disorders and related morbidity and mortality after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a nation-wide registry study (the BAR-REGISTER).International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Article
- Ethanol pharmacokinetics before and after sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a 3 year prospective study (the BAR-TRIAL).International journal of obesity (2005) · 2026Observational
- Variability in breath alcohol concentration profiles during controlled social drinking.Journal of analytical toxicology · 2026Article
- Alcohol and Substance Use After Bariatric Surgery: Nutritional Risks and Clinical Implications in Long-Term Postoperative Care.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Obesity, Bariatric Surgery, and Cancer Risk: Nutritional Perspectives and Long-Term Clinical Implications.Nutrients · 2026Review
- Patient Perspectives on the Course of Alcohol Use After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Implications for Prevention, Intervention, and Future Research.Clinical obesity · 2026Article
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- Factors Associated With Alcohol Use After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: Protocol for an Ecological Momentary Assessment.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Crosstalk between alcohol use disorder and obesity: two sides of the same coin?Molecular psychiatry · 2025Review
- Increased alcohol intake and alcohol use disorder following bariatric surgery: potential mechanisms.Physiology & behavior · 2025Review
- Incretin-Based Therapies and Post-Bariatric Surgery Alcohol Use Disorder.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Recent advances in alcohol metabolism: from the gut to the brain.Physiological reviews · 2025Review
- Glucagon-like peptide-1, fibroblast growth factor 21, and other endocrine responses to alcohol ingestion in women before and after metabolic surgery.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Article
- Alcohol use after metabolic and bariatric surgery: a qualitative investigation of the relation with mood and food.Health psychology and behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Long-Term Follow-Up After Bariatric Surgery: Key to Successful Outcomes in Obesity Management.Nutrients · 2024Review
- Prior metabolic and bariatric surgery is an independent determinant of severity of decompensation in alcohol-associated liver disease.United European gastroenterology journal · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile it is well established that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) causes a rapid and heightened peak blood alcohol concentration (BAC), results from previous studies on the effects of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) on alcohol pharmacokinetics are conflicting. Data from 2 studies found SG did not affect BAC, whereas another study found SG caused a heightened peak BAC after alcohol ingestion. Moreover, these 3 studies estimated BAC from breathalyzers, which might not reliably estimate peak BAC.
objectivesThe aims of this study were to evaluate (1) the effect of SG, relative to RYGB and a presurgery group, on alcohol pharmacokinetics and subjective effects, and (2) whether breathalyzers are reliable in this population.
settingSingle-center prospective nonrandomized trial.
methodsWe performed alcohol challenge tests in 11 women who had SG surgery 1.9 ± .1 years ago (body mass index = 35.1 ± 6.6 kg/m
resultsBAC increased faster, peak BAC was approximately 2-fold higher, and feelings of drunkenness were heightened in both SG and RYGB groups relative to the presurgery group (P values<.001). BAC estimated from breath samples underestimated BAC by 27% (standard deviation = 13%) and missed peak BACs postsurgery.
conclusionsSG, similar to RYGB, causes marked alterations in the response to alcohol ingestion manifested by a faster and higher peak BAC. The breathalyzer is invalid to assess effects of gastric surgeries on pharmacokinetics of ingested alcohol.
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