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.

Artificial Intelligence-enabled Decision Support in Surgery: State-of-the-art and Future Directions.

Objective: To summarize state-of-the-art artificial intelligence-enabled decision support in surgery and to quantify deficiencies in scientific rigor and reporting.

Background: To positively affect surgical care, decision-support models must exceed current reporting guideline requirements by performing external and real-time validation, enrolling adequate sample sizes, reporting model precision, assessing performance across vulnerable populations, and achieving clinical implementation; the degree to which published models meet these criteria is unknown.

Methods: Embase, PubMed, and MEDLINE databases were searched from their inception to September 21, 2022 for articles describing artificial intelligence-enabled decision support in surgery that uses preoperative or intraoperative data elements to predict complications within 90 days of surgery.

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.

Is Hypertension Despite Use of Two or More Anti-hypertensive Medications for Patients with a BMI < 40 kg/m Justified for Eligibility for Bariatric Surgery?

Purpose: Several insurance policies require the presence of hypertension, defined as blood pressure > 140 mmHg systolic (SBP), or 90 mmHg diastolic (DBP), despite concurrent use of >1 anti-hypertensive agents for patients with a BMI <40 kg/m to qualify for bariatric surgery (BS). The scientific validity of this requirement is assessed.

Material And Methods: A total of 461 patients who underwent BS in a community hospital were included.

Robotic camera holder as good as expert camera holder: a randomized crossover trial.

Introduction: This study aimed to compare the impact of robotic camera holder (RCH) and human camera holder (HCH) on product quality and procedure effectiveness of a simulated laparoscopic procedure.

Methods: This was a prospective randomized crossover trial including voluntary surgical residents. Block randomization generated RCH-HCH or HCH-RCH sequence allocation.