Endocrine Abstracts

Bariatric surgery, in particular, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. The restricted gastric capacity and reduced absorption of nutrients cannot account for all the metabolic benefit we observe post-operation. Therefore, we applied metabolic and microbial profiling approach to investigate the potential mechanisms of RYGB surgery. Metabolic profiling strategy is widely applied in the discovery and development of metabolic biomark...

Background: Nutritional deficiencies are frequently seen in bariatric patients, and typically become increasingly common and resistant following bariatric surgery. Local, national and international guidelines recommend routine blood tests and lifelong supplementation protocols after surgery. Local practice was initially audited for 2013. The purpose of this re-audit was to assess the impact of changes made in the department and to assess concordance with current recommendation...