2014
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-6720201400s100005
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Comparative study of five different surgical techniques for the treatment of morbid obesity using BAROS

Abstract: BackgroundThe obesity is an universal disease of epidemic proportions and in a growing prevalence. It is one of the main public health problems and it will be inexorably the largest problem of the developing world. The morbid obesity is associated to serious diseases, reducing the life perspective, increasing the morbility and mortality. Several strategies of losing weight were proposed; however, the bariatric surgeries are today the most effective treatment for this disease. The BAROS is the most simple, prac… Show more

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“…(%EWL), improvement in co-morbid conditions, and complications, Therefore, it produces a valid and reliable assessment of the QoL outcomes after weight loss surgery. Several studies have used the BAROS, allowing fairly consistent comparative analysis between various research centers (1,3,14) .…”
Section: Application Of Baros' Questionnaire In Obese Patients Undergmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(%EWL), improvement in co-morbid conditions, and complications, Therefore, it produces a valid and reliable assessment of the QoL outcomes after weight loss surgery. Several studies have used the BAROS, allowing fairly consistent comparative analysis between various research centers (1,3,14) .…”
Section: Application Of Baros' Questionnaire In Obese Patients Undergmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System (BAROS) was developed by NIH Consensus Conference panelists at 1998 to answer a need for a standardized method to analyze and report outcomes of bariatric surgery. (109,110) Feedback from its users and additional research prompted some changes in 2009, the updated BAROS includes the percentage of excess body mass index loss, new criteria for the diagnosis of diabetes, and clarifies the concept of its -improvement.‖ The wording and drawings in the quality-of-life questionnaire were modified. A sixth question, analyzing eating behavior, was added, and the scoring key was changed to a 10-point Likert scale, creating the Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life Questionnaire II.…”
Section: The Overall Outcome Of Surgerymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, bariatric surgery patients, after satisfactory weight loss, may regain weight if they go back to bad eating habits and sedentary lifestyle 9 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 20 . Other causes may be equally important factors for regaining weight, for example, excessive consumption of alcohol, craving for sweets or fattening foods in general, increase in the diameter of the gastrojejunal anastomosis and the length of the gastric pouch.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%