The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and
Bariatric Surgery in response to inquiries made to the society by patients, physicians, society …

Objectives: To determine the association of preoperative mood symptoms and postoperative
adverse outcomes; to explore sex-specific differences. Background: Depression and anxiety …

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Background: Quality of life and psychosocial determinants of health, such as health literacy
and social support, are associated with increased health care utilization and adverse …

BACKGROUND: Older surgical patients with depression often experience poor
postoperative outcomes. Poor outcomes may stem from brain-hazardous medications and …

Introduction The introduction of enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) has resulted in a
decrease in length of hospital stay of patients after bariatric surgery. The general length of …

Objective Identifying patients at risk of increased health care resource utilization is a
valuable opportunity to develop targeted preoperative and perioperative interventions. In the …

Background To identify preoperative risk factors for discharge failure beyond postoperative
day two (POD‐2) in bariatric surgery ERAS program in a tertiary referral center. Methods all …

BACKGROUND: Serious mental health conditions (eg, anxiety and depression) are common
in surgical patients, yet likely underassessed due to the time-consuming and cumbersome …

Background To determine if self-reported baseline psychological distress moderates the
association between lifetime psychiatric diagnosis and weight loss 1 year after bariatric …