Is Laparoscopic Gastric Banding an Effective Treatment for Obesity in Adolescents and Adults as Measured by Physical Function

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this selective EBM review is to determine whether or not “Is laparoscopic gastric banding an effective treatment for obesity in adolescents and adults as measured by physical functioning?”STUDY DESIGN: Review of all English language primary studies from 2009, 2010, and 2011.DATA SOURCES: Two randomized control trials and one cohort study were found using PubMed, Medline, and OVID.OUTCOMES MEASURED: There were multiple outcomes measured in the studies but the outcome of concern is quality of life post-operatively, specifically, physical functioning as measured by surveys including SF-36, Moorehead-Ardelt, BAROS, and CHQ CF-50.RESULTS: In a randomized control trial (RCT) by Nguyen et al. they found using those patients that underwent gastric banding had an increase in physical function compared to pre-operative measurements using the SF-36 survey. The O’Brien et al. RCT also found that patients who underwent gastric banding had in increase in physical function

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