Anita P. Courcoulas

TL;DR: The overall risk of death and other adverse outcomes after bariatric surgery was low and varied considerably according to patient characteristics, andExtreme values of body-mass index were significantly associated with an increased risk of the composite end point, whereas age, sex, race, ethnic group, and other coexisting conditions were not.

TL;DR: There was substantial weight loss 3 years after bariatric surgery, with the majority experiencing maximum weight change during the first year, however, there was variability in the amount and trajectories of weight loss and in diabetes, blood pressure, and lipid outcomes.

TL;DR: In this multicenter, prospective study of bariatric surgery in adolescents, significant improvements in weight, cardiometabolic health, and weight-related quality of life at 3 years after the procedure are found.

TL;DR: Following bariatric surgery, different weight loss patterns were observed, but most participants maintained much of their weight loss with variable fluctuations over the long term, and most followed trajectories in which weight regain from 3 to 7 years was small relative to year-3 weight loss, but patterns were variable.

TL;DR: All patients with severe obesity-and especially those with type 2 diabetes-should be engaged in a shared decision-making conversation about the risks and benefits of surgery compared with continuing usual medical and lifestyle treatment, and the decision about surgery should be driven primarily by informed patient preferences.