Research Article
The Anatomy of a Weight Recidivism and Revision Bariatric Surgical Clinic
Table 1
Primary weight wise clinic versus bariatric surgical revisional clinic.
| | A 2012 audit of the primary weight wise clinic versus bariatric surgical revisional clinic, Alberta Health Services | | | Primary bariatric weight wise clinic
Primary care referral () | Weight recidivism & bariatric surgery revisional clinic
Primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary referral () | | | 2012 | 2012 |
| | Age | yrs | yrs | | % ♀ | 75% | 75% | | Initial BMI | | | | Median number of visits pre-op | | | | Nursing | 6 | 2 | | Dieticians | 7 | 2 | | Psychologist | 5 | 3 | | Exercise specialist | 4 | 0 | | Internists | 3 | 1 | | Surgeons | 1 | 2 | | Prior bariatric surgery % | | | | LAGB | | 15% | | VBG | | 79% | | Roux-en-Y | | 5% | | Duodenal switch | | 1% | | % of patients receiving surgery | 29% | 27% | | Median number of visits after bariatric procedure | | | | Nursing | 4 | 2 | | Dieticians | 6 | 4 | | Psychologist | 3 | 1 | | Exercise specialist | 2 | 0 | | Internists | 0 | 0 | | Surgeons | 4 | 3 | | Median amount of time attending clinic after surgery (monthly) | 18/12 | 12 |
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