ArticleObesity surgery2021
Where Are My Patients? Lost and Found in Bariatric Surgery.
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- A randomized clinical trial evaluating eHealth in bariatric surgery.Surgical endoscopy · 2023Trial
- Evaluation of the anthropometric profile and cardiometabolic results of women followed in an obesity program before and after bariatric surgery.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2025Article
- Staying on Track: Factors Influencing 10-Year Follow-Up Adherence After Sleeve Gastrectomy.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Determinants of lost-to-follow-up (LTFU) among National Health Insurance Scheme-insured hypertension and diabetes patients attending accredited health facilities in Ghana.Tropical medicine and health · 2025Article
- Long-term outcomes of metabolic bariatric surgery: a 10-Year multicenter retrospective study in Poland (BARI-10-POL).Langenbeck's archives of surgery · 2025Article
- Loss to Long-Term Follow-up in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Challenge to the Evidence Base.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
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- A Population-Based Cohort Study on Efficacy and Safety of Bariatric Surgery in Young Adults Versus Adults.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- Precision Bariatric/Metabolic Medicine and Surgery.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Analysis of the Lack of Follow-Up of Bariatric Surgery Patients: Experience of a Reference Center.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Adherence of Obese Patients from Poland and Germany and Its Impact on the Effectiveness of Morbid Obesity Treatment.Nutrients · 2022Article
- The Long-Term Impact of Postoperative Educational Programs on Weight Loss After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- The Value of Tracking Data on the Behavior of Patients Who Have Undergone Bariatric Surgery: Explorative Study.JMIR formative research · 2022Article
- Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy in Young Adults: a Dutch Registry Study.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- Comparison of Linear versus Circular-Stapled Gastroenterostomy in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
purposeFollow-up is a cornerstone of the success of bariatric surgery. However, adherence to monitoring decreases over time. The reasons for non-compliance with follow-up still remain unclear. MATERIALS AND
methodsThis is a retrospective, single-center, cohort study, including all patients undergoing bariatric surgery between 2014 and 2017. Patients lost to follow-up were called back and questioned about the reasons of non-adherence. Patients followed and lost to follow-up were compared in terms of weight loss.
resultsOverall, 29.7% of patients were lost to follow-up. After a callback, we obtained information on 89.9% of patients. The first reason of non-attendance was considering follow-up as unnecessary (29.5%). Almost a quarter of patients (24%) discontinued follow-up due to geographic distance, while 23.3%, 18.6%, and 14.0% of patients explained the lack of follow-up due to family, professional, or health problems. Only 7.0% declared to renounce to follow-up because of poor weight loss. Percentage of excess weight loss at 3 and 5 years after surgery was respectively 73.6% and 81.2% in attendant patients, and 70.7% and 68.4% in non-adherent patients (p = ns). Despite a greater weight loss in the group of patients regularly followed, the difference with patients lost to follow-up remained not significant in multivariate analysis.
conclusionsFollow-up is of crucial importance in the management of bariatric patients. Follow-up disruption is associated to individual patient choice and external constraints. In order to improve the quality of long-term care, care providers will probably need to adapt to these constraints, diversifying the offer of care.
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