More Than Half of High-Risk Alcohol Users Report Improvement After Weight Loss Surgery
More than half of high-risk drinkers are actually less likely to report high-risk drinking behavior after weight loss surgery, a new study suggests.
More than half of high-risk drinkers are actually less likely to report high-risk drinking behavior after weight loss surgery, a new study suggests.
Study participants were asked questions assessing frequency of drinking over the past year, quantity of alcohol consumed on an average daily, and binge drinking over the past month. Results were used to determine which individuals were high-risk drinkers.
About one in six patients reported high-risk drinking before weight loss surgery. At one year after surgery two thirds of gastric bypass patients and nearly half of gastric banding patients reported ceasing high-risk drinking. And at year two "half of gastric bypass and more than half of gastric banding patients reported this improvement," write the authors.
Advantages and Potential of Computer-Guided Spinal Surgery Highlighted by Research Studies
Cedars-Sinai surgeons have shown in a series of research studies that a new method of computer-guided spine surgery is beneficial for spinal reconstruction and treatment of other conditions.
Cedars-Sinai surgeons have shown in a series of research studies that a new method of computer-guided spine surgery is beneficial for spinal reconstruction and treatment of other conditions.
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Screening Patients for Spine Surgery for Anxiety and Depression is Required: Survey
Routine psychological screenings of patients prior to major surgery for severe back and leg pain are recommended, but only 10 percent of orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons follow these guidelines.
Routine psychological screenings of patients prior to major surgery for severe back and leg pain are recommended, but only 10 percent of orthopedic surgeons and neurosurgeons follow these guidelines.
