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ArticleAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2021

Patients response to pre-operative counseling for the appropriate type of bariatric surgery.

Mohammad Z Rashdan, Mohammad N Nofal, Ali Jad Yousef, Jareer Heider Abuhemeidan, Raed N Al-Taher, Ahmad Saleh Suleihat, Sabika A Alwazzan, Raghed A Alshaiji, Raihan Y Husami, Ruba F Abu Alhuda

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Article in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Mohammad Z RashdanDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Mohammad N NofalDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Karak, Jordan.
Ali Jad YousefDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mutah University, Karak, Jordan.
Jareer Heider AbuhemeidanDr. Mohammad Alfagih Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Raed N Al-TaherDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan.
Ahmad Saleh SuleihatJordan University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.
Sabika A AlwazzanJordan University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.
Raghed A AlshaijiJordan University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.
Raihan Y HusamiJordan University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.
Ruba F Abu AlhudaJordan University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University, Amman, Jordan.
Mutah University · JOUniversity of Jordan · JOPrince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital · SA

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Abstract

introductionObesity is a major cause of metabolic and health disorders like diabetes mellitus (DM) and gastro esophageal reflux disease (GERD). Patients usually offered a professional preoperative consultation and objective information regarding the bariatric surgery type and the advantages and disadvantages of each type for best outcome and satisfaction. PURPOSE: To study the patient response to preoperative advice and recommendation and the patient's decision to undergo the recommended bariatric surgery.

objectiveTo determine the statistical significance of preoperative recommendation and the patient personal choice of the type of bariatric surgery. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis original article is a cross-sectional survey of 188 patients underwent bariatric surgery between February 2015 and December 2018 in the General Surgery Departments - Bariatric Surgery Clinics in Jordan University Hospital affiliated to the College of Medicine in the University of Jordan and Al Karak Governmental Hospital affiliated to the College of Medicine in Mutah University. 144 patients underwent longitudinal sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and 44 patients underwent Roux en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) as the recommended type of surgery for the selected comorbidities diabetes, gastroesophageal reflux disease, or both.

resultsOf 188 patients data collected, 54 patients who should had undergone RYGB as the recommended type of surgery, preoperative counseling did not have a significant effect on their decision to undergo the appropriate type of bariatric surgery. The number of patients who had pre-operative recommendation = 37 (68.5%). Out of these, only 15 patients choose the surgical team recommended surgery;

conclusionPreoperative surgical procedure type advice did not have a significant effect on patients' choice of the recommended bariatric procedure.

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CounselingObesityPreoperativeRoux-en-Y gastric bypassSleeve gastrectomy

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