Background Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs have been shown to have
a positive impact on outcome. The ERAS care system includes an evidence-based guideline…

Background A current management dilemma in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)
patients is the development of significant gastroesophageal reflux symptoms after surgery. …

Background Revisional surgery is an important component of addressing weight regain and
complications following primary bariatric surgery. Owing to provincial need and the …

Introduction Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) can be associated with inadequate weight loss, insufficient
resolution of co-morbidities and severe reflux. Conversion to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass …

Background Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) programs are multimodal evidenced‐based
care pathways for optimal recovery. Central to ERAS is integration of perioperative …

Background Bariatric surgery has been shown to induce type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
remission in severely obese patients. After laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB), …

Background. Obesity is well known for being associated with significant economic repercussions.
Bariatric surgery is the only evidence-based solution to this problem as well as a cost-…

Many Canadians pursue surgical treatment for severe obesity outside of their province or
country—so-called “medical tourism.” We have managed many complications related to this …

Background Long-term complications and lack of weight loss have caused a surge in
laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) removal. This study reviews the trend of LAGB …

Introduction The objective of this study was to determine the short-term cost impact that medical
tourism for bariatric surgery has on a public healthcare system. Due to long wait times for …