Baros Method Critical Analysis (Bariatric Analysis and Reporting System)

Abstract

Introduction: Although it has received several criticisms, which is considered to be the most effective method used for global assessment of morbid obesity surgical treatment, still needs to be updated. Objective: Critical analysis of BAROS constitution and method. Method : BAROS as headings was searched in literature review using data from the main bariatric surgery journals until 2009. Results: Where found and assessed 121 papers containing criticisms on BAROS constitution and methodology. It has some failures and few researches show results on the use of this instrument, although it is still considered a standard method. Several authors that used it found imperfections in its methodology and suggested some changes addressed to improving its acceptance, showing the need of developing new methods to qualify the bariatric surgery results. Conclusion: BAROS constitution has failures and its methodology needs to be updated.

The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Patients’ Quality of Life in Shiraz

“…These mean scores were used to compare quality of life between patients who underwent surgery and control group who were scheduled for surgery. Changes in this score after LSG was reported in some studies (8,(13)(14)(15) but in our study this comparison did not revealed statistically difference (P = 0.275).…”

“…Oria et al began developing a system to assess and report outcomes after bariatric surgeries that included analysis Copyright © 2018, Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgical Sciences. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits copy and redistribute the material just in noncommercial usages, provided the original work is properly cited of changes in QOL according to weight loss and improvements in obesity-related comorbidities (7,8). It was specifically created to be included in to the bariatric analysis and reporting outcome system (BAROS).…”

“…It was specifically created to be included in to the bariatric analysis and reporting outcome system (BAROS). The final score classifies the results into 5 outcome groups ranging from failure to excellent (7,8).…”

Quality of Life After Vertical Gastrectomy Evaluated by the Baros Questionnaire

“…This technique has the advantage of not generating problems of malabsorption because it does not change the contact of the food with the intestinal walls and with their respective digestive enzymes. Moreover, because it does not have digestive anastomosis, it offers a lower risk of postoperative complications compared to other techniques 3 , 6 , 7 , 15 , 20 , 26 .…”

Avaliação Do Perfil Nutricional E Qualidade De Vida Após Realização De Cirurgia Bariátrica Em Um Hospital Público De Goiânia, Brasil

“…No entanto, inúmeras críticas têm sido elencadas por pesquisadores, devido a limitações no seu desenho, como a impossibilidade de comparar o estado de saúde do pré com o pós-operatório, valores expressos em categorias nominais para cada domínio agrupando o mesmo modo indivíduos com características e resultados diferentes, limitação das comorbidades listadas para serem avaliadas, entre outros. 28 Os resultados alcançados reforçam a importância da perda de peso para redução dos fatores de risco, melhora de doenças associadas, melhora na qualidade de vida e na mortalidade. Uma das limitações do estudo foi o desenho transversal, ao utilizar uma única análise para caracterização de um aspecto, o que dificulta a realização de associações e comparações.…”