BARIATRIC SURGERY TENNESSEE: BMI VITAL TOOL IN ASSESSING PATIENTS FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY

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Dr. George Woodman  Cheap Patrick Patterson Jersey , a bariatric surgeon in Tennessee, introduces Body Mass Index (BMI) as a vital tool for assessing patients for weight loss surgery. Though it has been around for more than 150 years, the BMI use has mushroomed in popularity since the 1970 as physicians looked for a standardized way to measure the relative weight of their patients within broader populations. When a bariatric surgeon is assessing a patient for weight loss surgery  Cheap Mitch McGary Jersey , whether it be gastric bypass surgery, lap band surgery or another bariatric procedure, we still rely on the body mass index (BMI) as the most basic tool in deciding a patient鈥檚 eligibility. Current protocols are that patients typically qualify for surgery if their BMI is 40 or higher. Patients are considered for weight loss surgery with a lower BMI if they have comorbidity. Which is to say if there is another concomitant condition the patient is suffering from that could be relieved from the surgery and subsequent weight loss  Cheap Serge Ibaka Jersey , they would be considered for weight loss surgery.

While this protocol applies to all weight loss surgery procedures, new techniques on the horizon are potentially developing new options for bariatric patients. For example, current medical trials are evaluating the use of the Lap Band in patients with a BMI between 30 and 40 without comorbidities. These are ongoing trials  Cheap Taj Gibson Jersey , but the results may show that some bariatric procedures should not be limited to only those patients with morbid obesity or severe co-medical problems.

BMI itself is hardly a new technique for evaluating weight loss surgery patients. It was developed in Europe more than 150 years ago. Its popularity seems to be partly due to its simplicity. It doesn  directly measure body fat, instead it is a basic calculation of your height in proportion to your weight and gives you a number based on that calculation. The use of BMI has grown especially in the last 30 years or so and has become the basic standard for measuring obesity by the World Health Organization. The BMI categorical measurements are: from 18.5 to 22.9 is considered normal, 23 to 27.5 is considered overweight  Cheap Victor Oladipo Jersey , 27.6 to 40 is considered obese and anything above 40 is considered morbidly obese.

While the BMI is an extremely useful tool for a bariatric surgeon when evaluating patients for weight loss surgery, it is just that鈥 tool. It becomes part of a set of tools in measuring the patients鈥?needs and also a tool for measuring a patients鈥?progress once they have undergone a procedure. Furthermore, the benefits of weight loss are well known. Type 2 diabetes  Cheap Domantas Sabonis Jersey , sleep apnea and hypertension are all conditions that can be relieved as a result of weight loss surgery. A study by the University of Florida found that by the age of 50, among non-smokers, the risk of death among obese populations was two to three times higher than it is for those with a normal BMI. With weight loss surgery continuing to grow in popularity  Cheap Terrance Ferguson Jersey , bariatric surgeons will continue to use BMI as a vital component of assessing patients for weight loss surgery. Picture all the people you know who are dynamic, successful and self-confident. The ones who are the stars of every gathering. The people who are witty, intelligent and entertaining. The scintillating personalities who can be relied upon to light up every occasion.

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