Am I on Track? Evaluating Patient-Specific Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Using an Outcomes Calculator.

Purpose: Individual weight loss outcomes after bariatric surgery can vary considerably. As a result, identifying and assisting patients who are not on track to reach their weight loss goals can be challenging.

Materials And Methods: Using a bariatric surgery outcomes calculator, which was formulated using a state-wide bariatric-specific data registry, predicted weight loss at 1 year after surgery was calculated on 658 patients who underwent bariatric surgery at 35 different bariatric surgery programs between 2015 and 2017.

Factors associated with bariatric surgery utilization among eligible candidates: who drops out?

Background: Bariatric surgery is underutilized.

Objectives: To identify factors associated with eligible patient dropout from bariatric surgery.

Setting: University hospital, United States.