Effect of telehealth-based versus in-person nutritional and exercise intervention on type II diabetes mellitus improvement and efficiency of human resources utilization in patients with obesity.

Aims: Telehealth became a patient necessity during the COVID pandemic and evolved into a patient preference in the post-COVID era. This study compared the % total body weight loss (%TBWL), HbA1c reduction, and resource utilization among patients with obesity and diabetes who participated in lifestyle interventions with or without telehealth.

Methods: A total of 150 patients with obesity and diabetes who were followed every 4-6 weeks either in-person ( = 83) or via telehealth ( = 67), were included.

Prospective Randomized Comparison of Linear Endostaplers During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Purpose: The development of Laparoscopic Linear Endostaplers (LLES) is crucial in minimally invasive approaches in bariatric surgery, but there have been very few published studies comparing 6-row LLES in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG). The objective of this study was to compare two 6-row LLES in LSG.

Methods: A total of 60 patients were prospectively randomized to undergo LSG with either Medtronic Endo GIA™ Tri-Staple technology (MTS) or AEON ™ Endostapler(Lexington Medical) LLES.