Stefan Wallén- Medical Professional at Örebro University
Stefan Wallén
- Medical Professional at Örebro University
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Background:
Socioeconomic status may influence weight-loss, postoperative complications and health related quality-of-life after bariatric surgery. Chronic use of opioid analgesics is a known risk after bariatric surgery, but if socioeconomic factors are associated with new chronic use of opioid analgesics has not been investigated in depth.
Object...
Importance:
Short-term and midterm data suggest that mesenteric defects closure during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) surgery reduces the risk of internal herniation with small bowel obstruction (SBO) but may increase risk of kinking of the jejunojejunostomy in the early postoperative period. However, to our knowledge, there are no...
Objective:
To compare opioid use in patients with obesity treated with bariatric surgery versus adults with obesity who underwent intensive lifestyle modification.
Summary background data:
Previous studies of opioid use after bariatric surgery have been limited by small sample sizes, short follow-up, and lack of control groups.
Methods:
Nation...
Background:
Little is known regarding the use of opioid analgesics among patients who have undergone bariatric surgery. The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) procedure has been shown to significantly increase the rate of absorption of and exposure to morphine, raising concerns regarding the potentially increased risk of side-effects and the developm...
