S157-a structured early intervention program in patients with predicted poor long-term outcome following bariatric surgery: a prospective randomized study.

Background: Early postoperative weight loss can be predictive of one-year outcomes. It is unclear if poor performers identified in the first post-operative month can have improvement in outcomes with additional support and education.

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of a structured targeted support program for patients with lower-than-average early post-operative weight loss on 1-year outcomes.

Recent trends of bariatric surgery in adolescent population in the state of New York.

Background: In the United States the percentage of adolescents with obesity has reached an alarming level of 21%. Bariatric surgery has emerged as a successful intervention in the weight loss for adolescents.

Objective: To compare bariatric procedures performed in adolescent and adult populations.