Access to bariatric surgery is limited, and the factors related to undergoing or not undergoing
the procedure are poorly understood. To this end, a systematic review of PubMed, Embase …

Primary care is central to ongoing health care following bariatric surgery and patients
indicate a preference for receiving follow‐up support by their primary care practitioner …

Obesity has widespread impacts on individual health, and the severity of this disease and its
contribution to health inequity has been highlighted in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Background Less than 1% adults in the United States who meet body mass index criteria
undergo bariatric surgery. Our objective was to identify patient and provider perceptions of …

Objective: To characterize patient and provider perceptions of the impact of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) on weight loss following bariatric surgery. Background: COVID-19 …

Background Disparities in socioeconomic status (SES) have been associated with less
weight loss after bariatric surgery. The objective of this study was to identify socioeconomic …

Background Healthcare-associated activity accounts for 10% of the United States' carbon
dioxide (CO2) emissions. Using telemedicine for bariatric surgery evaluations decreases …

Objective Prior research suggests shared decision‐making (SDM) could improve patient
and health care provider communication about bariatric surgery. The aim of this work was to …

Background Communication is key to success in bariatric surgery. This study aims to
understand how outcomes after bariatric surgery differ between patients with a non-English …

Background While lower socioeconomic status has been shown to correlate with worse
outcomes in cancer care, data correlating neighborhood-level metrics with outcomes are …