TY - JOUR
T1 - Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System (BAROS) applied to laparoscopic gastric banding patients
AU - Favretti, Franco
AU - Cadiere, Guy Bernard
AU - Segato, Gianni
AU - Busetto, Luca
AU - Loffredo, Andrea
AU - Vertruyen, Marc
AU - Enzi, Giuliano
AU - Caniato, Dorina
AU - De Marchi, Francesco
AU - Lise, Mario
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Background: The definition of success and failure of a bariatric procedure should include weight loss as well as improvement in comorbidity and quality of life assessment. The Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System (BAROS), introduced by Oria and Moorhead in 1997, seems to provide a standard for comparison in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. Methods: 180 morbidly obese and super-obese patients, who underwent laparoscopic gastric banding (lap-band) at our institutions and had a follow-up > 18 months (19-55 months) were evaluated with BAROS. Results: The patients were divided into four outcome groups (failure, fair, good, and excellent) based on a scoring table that adds or subtracts points while evaluating three main areas: percentage of excess weight loss, changes in medical conditions, and assessment of quality of life. Points were deducted for complications and reoperative surgery. Conclusions: The BAROS outcome system has proved to be a useful instrument in evaluating midterm results in our series of lap-band patients.
AB - Background: The definition of success and failure of a bariatric procedure should include weight loss as well as improvement in comorbidity and quality of life assessment. The Bariatric Analysis and Reporting Outcome System (BAROS), introduced by Oria and Moorhead in 1997, seems to provide a standard for comparison in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. Methods: 180 morbidly obese and super-obese patients, who underwent laparoscopic gastric banding (lap-band) at our institutions and had a follow-up > 18 months (19-55 months) were evaluated with BAROS. Results: The patients were divided into four outcome groups (failure, fair, good, and excellent) based on a scoring table that adds or subtracts points while evaluating three main areas: percentage of excess weight loss, changes in medical conditions, and assessment of quality of life. Points were deducted for complications and reoperative surgery. Conclusions: The BAROS outcome system has proved to be a useful instrument in evaluating midterm results in our series of lap-band patients.
KW - BAROS
KW - Lap-band
KW - Laparoscopic gastric banding
KW - Morbid obesity
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U2 - 10.1381/096089298765554052
DO - 10.1381/096089298765554052
M3 - Article
C2 - 9819080
AN - SCOPUS:7844251524
SN - 0960-8923
VL - 8
SP - 500
EP - 504
JO - Obesity Surgery
JF - Obesity Surgery
IS - 5
ER -