Obtain long-term follow-up results for bariatric patients who underwent medical management or surgery for treatment of morbid obesity by Ohio State University Medical Center (OSUMC).
The purpose of this study is to obtain long-term follow-up results for bariatric patients who underwent medical management or surgery for treatment of morbid obesity by Ohio State University Medical Center (OSUMC) surgeons during the late 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. Our hypothesis is that surgical intervention for treatment of morbid obesity leads to sustained weight loss and decreased obesity-related morbidity and mortality.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
23
The Ohio State University Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, United States
Failure to lose and maintain loss of > or equal to 50% of excess body weight will be considered failure of the bariatric surgery.
Time frame: 10 or more years after surgery
The need for additional surgical or other intervention for treatment of morbid obesity following bariatric surgery will be considered failure of the surgery.
Time frame: 10 or more years after surgery
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