ArticleSurgical endoscopy2019
Asthma medication usage is significantly reduced following bariatric surgery.
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- Discontinuation and reduction of asthma medications after metabolic and bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2023Pooled it
- Is Bariatric Surgery Better than Nonsurgical Weight Loss for Improving Asthma Control? A Systematic Review.Obesity surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Perioperative predictors of prolonged hospital stay and postoperative nausea and vomiting after metabolic bariatric surgery.BMC anesthesiology · 2026Article
- Obesity and asthma: obesity causes and aggravates asthma across the entire type-2 inflammation spectrum.The European respiratory journal · 2026Review
- Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Gout Medication: a Nationwide Cohort Study.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor (Journal of asthma and allergy · 2025Article
- Obesity-related Asthma: A Pathobiology-based Overview of Existing and Emerging Treatment Approaches.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2024Review
- Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Asthma Severity and Medication Use.Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Bariatric Surgery in Asthma: A Narrative Review.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Review
- Weight Loss Interventions for Adults With Obesity-Related Asthma.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2024Article
- Chinese expert consensus on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of asthma in women across life.Journal of thoracic disease · 2024Review
- Effect of Azithromycin on Exacerbations in Asthma Patients with Obesity: Protocol for a Multi-Center, Prospective, Single-Arm Intervention Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Vertical sleeve gastrectomy associates with airway hyperresponsiveness in a murine model of allergic airway disease and obesity.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2023Article
- Obesity, Inflammation, and Severe Asthma: an Update.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2021Review
- The Gut/Lung Microbiome Axis in Obesity, Asthma, and Bariatric Surgery: A Literature Review.Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) · 2021Review
- The Management of Extrapulmonary Comorbidities and Treatable Traits; Obesity, Physical Inactivity, Anxiety, and Depression, in Adults With Asthma.Frontiers in allergy · 2021Review
- Imbalanced Coagulation in the Airway of Type-2 High Asthma with Comorbid Obesity.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2021Review
- Racial Disparities in Bariatric Surgery Complications and Mortality Using the MBSAQIP Data Registry.Obesity surgery · 2020Article
- The Effects of Obesity in Asthma.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2019Review
- Obesity and asthma: A focused review.Respiratory medicineReview
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Abstract
introductionAsthma is an important healthcare problem affecting millions in the United States. Additionally, a large proportion of patients with asthma suffer from obesity. These patients exhibit poor asthma control and reduced therapy response, increasing utilization of healthcare resources. Pulmonary symptoms improve after bariatric surgery (BS), and we hypothesized that asthma medication usage would decrease following BS.
methodsA retrospective data analysis was performed in adult patients from a single institution's database. Patients with obesity using at least one asthma medication pre-operatively who underwent BS were studied for up to 3-years post-operation. Poisson generalized linear mixed models for repeated measures were used to evaluate the effects of time and procedure type on the number of asthma medication.
resultsBariatric patients with at least one prescribed asthma medication (mean 1.4 ± 0.6) were included (n = 751). The mean age at time of operation was 46.8 ± 11.6 years, mean weight was 295.9 ± 57 lbs, and mean body mass index (BMI) was 49 ± 8.2 kg/m
conclusionBS significantly decreases asthma medication use starting 30 days post-operation with a sustained reduction for up to 3 years.
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