Additional preparation program for bariatric surgery: Two-year results of a large cohort study.

Background: Multidisciplinary screening of bariatric surgery candidates is recommended, and some centers provide an additional preparation program (APP) to optimize patients preoperatively.

Objective: To compare patients with APP to standard care 2 years after primary bariatric surgery regarding postoperative weight loss and resolution of obesity-related comorbidities.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted for patients undergoing primary Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy between September 2017 and March 2019.

A randomized clinical trial evaluating eHealth in bariatric surgery.

Background: Supporting patients before, and long after, their bariatric treatment contributes a lot to successful outcome. eHealth interventions have a hypothetical benefit in addition to standard care. This could lead to increased weight loss, reduction of obesity-related diseases, patient adherence, and quality of life.

Impact of Preoperative Weight Loss on Postoperative Weight Loss Revealed from a Large Nationwide Quality Registry.

Purpose: Weight loss before bariatric surgery is not mandatory, but questions remain as to whether preoperative weight loss has an impact on weight loss after surgery. Most studies have small sample sizes. The objective was to evaluate the relationship between preoperative and successful postoperative weight loss defined as ≥25% total weight loss (TWL) at 1 and 2 years after primary bariatric surgery with regard to the obesity-related comorbidities.

Early fixation versus conservative therapy of multiple, simple rib fractures (FixCon): protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial.

Background: Multiple rib fractures are common injuries in both the young and elderly. Rib fractures account for 10% of all trauma admissions and are seen in up to 39% of patients after thoracic trauma. With morbidity and mortality rates increasing with the number of rib fractures as well as poor quality of life at long-term follow-up, multiple rib fractures pose a serious health hazard.

Survival and Goat Milk Acidifying Activity of Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG Encapsulated with Agave Fructans in a Buttermilk Protein Matrix.

Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (L. rhamnosus GG) cells were encapsulated in buttermilk proteins by spray drying, alone (E), or with Agave tequilana fructans (CEF). Buttermilk proteins acted as a thermo-protector for the probiotic cells undergoing the spray-dried process.