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Ashleigh A. Pona, PhDa, Heidi Bednarchuk, APRN, CNSb, Sarah Muntel, RDc, Carah Horn, RN, CBNd, Maria Trapp, PhDe, R. Wesley...
January 2025
Introduction The American Medical Association designated obesity as a disease in 2013 [1]. In 2022, 6 leading organizations with a...
December 2024
Introduction Although the body mass index (BMI) has been used as a measure of obesity for decades, it is now...
December 2024
Abstract Background Marginal ulcers (MU) are a significant postoperative complication following anastomotic metabolic and bariatric surgeries including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass...
November 2024
Abstract Marginal ulcers (MUs) encompass a group of mucosal disruptions and subsequent inflammatory changes and their sequala found after Roux-en-Y...
November 2024
Clinical care pathways help guide and provide structure to clinicians and providers to improve healthcare delivery and quality. The Quality...
August 2024
This paper is intended to build on the paper previously published by ASMBS in 2015, “National Correct Coding Initiative Enacts...
July 2024
The 2022 American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic...
June 2024
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) textbook serves as a comprehensive resource for bariatric surgery, covering recent...
May 2024
The formulation of clinical recommendations pertaining to bariatric surgery is essential in guiding healthcare professionals. However, the extensive and continuously...
April 2024