ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2021
Post-bariatric surgery nutritional follow-up in primary care: a population-based cohort study.
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- Nutritional Deficiencies Following Bariatric Surgery: A Rapid Systematic Review of Case Reports of Vitamin and Micronutrient Deficiencies Presenting More Than Two Years Post-Surgery.Clinical obesity · 2025Pooled it
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- A Review of the Management of Obesity in Primary Care.Clinical obesity · 2026Review
- Integrative Strategies in Primary Care: Addressing Recurrent Weight Gain Post-Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.Obesity science & practice · 2025Review
- Making do in the absence of specialist support: Exploring healthcare professionals' views, experiences and behaviours around long-term post-bariatric surgery follow-up care in the United Kingdom.Clinical obesity · 2025Article
- Polish Expert Consensus on Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: 2025 update.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2025Article
- A Structured Social Media Health Support Program after Bariatric Surgery.Applied clinical informatics · 2024Observational
- Perioperative Care for Bariatric Surgery.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Towards precision medicine in bariatric surgery prescription.Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders · 2023Review
- Developing a long-term follow up service for bariatric surgical patients in the community: Patient and professional perspectives.Obesity science & practice · 2023Article
- Diet quality and anthropometric indices of patients undergone bariatric surgery: the prospective Tehran obesity treatment study.BMC surgery · 2023Article
- Primary Care Physicians' Knowledge, Attitude, and Potential Referral Barriers towards Bariatric Surgery: A Northern Saudi Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Bariatric surgery: the GP's role in long-term post-bariatric surgery follow-up.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundBariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for severe obesity. However, without recommended follow-up it has long-term risks.
aimTo investigate whether nutritional and weight monitoring in primary care meets current clinical guidance, after patients are discharged from specialist bariatric care. DESIGN AND
settingRetrospective cohort study in primary care practices contributing to IQVIA Medical Research Data in the UK (1 January 2000 to 17 January 2018).
methodParticipants were adults who had had bariatric surgery with a minimum of 3 years' follow-up post-surgery, as this study focused on patients discharged from specialist care (at 2 years post-surgery). Outcomes were the annual proportion of patients from 2 years post-surgery with a record of recommended nutritional screening blood tests, weight measurement, and prescription of nutritional supplements, and the proportions with nutritional deficiencies based on blood tests.
resultsA total of 3137 participants were included in the study, and median follow-up post-surgery was 5.7 (4.2-7.6) years. Between 45% and 59% of these patients had an annual weight measurement. The greatest proportions of patients with a record of annual nutritional blood tests were for tests routinely conducted in primary care, for example, recorded haemoglobin measurement varied between 44.9% (
conclusionThis study suggests that patients who have bariatric surgery are not receiving the recommended nutritional monitoring after discharge from specialist care. GPs and patients should be supported to engage with follow-up care. Future research should aim to understand the reasons underpinning these findings.
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