Dr. John Morton, Director of Bariatric Surgery at Stanford University
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More than 180,000 Americans undergo bariatric or weight loss surgery each year. With this procedure gaining in popularity, the question now becomes, “What are clinicians doing to ensure quality?”
Dr. John Morton, director of bariatric surgery at Stanford University discusses improvements and advances highlighted at this year’s Digestive Disease Week in Chicago.
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QUALITY IN BARIATRIC SURGERY HAS IMPROVED SIGNIFICANTLY. ONE OF THE REASONS FOR THIS IS THE WIDESPREAD ADOPTION OF LAPAROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES, WHICH MAKE MUCH SMALLER INCISIONS THAN BEFORE, DECREASING THE RISK OF COMPLICATIONS FOR PATIENTS AND IMPROVING OUTCOMES. WE’VE ALSO FOUND THAT HOSPITAL ACCREDITATION FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY RAISES QUALITY. STUDIES PRESENTED AT D-D-W WILL SHOWCASE POTENTIAL SECONDARY BENEFITS OF BARIATRIC SURGERY — BEYOND WEIGHT LOSS — SUCH AS ITS EFFECT ON FATTY LIVER DISEASE AND DIABETES. THE DATA BEING PRESENTED COULD CHANGE HOW WE PRACTICE MEDICINE.
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To learn more about research presented this week, visit ddw.org.
For information on the release of a study on scientific investigations presented at Digestive Disease Week, click here.