The Department of Endocrinology, 
Bariatric Triage: Weight Loss As A Tool For Therapeutic Decision Making.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India
- University Center for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, Non communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 73 · Issue 6 · pp. 1338-1339
PMID 37427648 DOI 10.47391/jpma.23-43
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Jubbin Jacob, Nitin Kapoor. Bariatric Triage: Weight Loss As A Tool For Therapeutic Decision Making. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2023;73(6):1338-1339. doi:10.47391/jpma.23-43
Abstract
This communication highlights how early weight loss can be used as a technique for triage in persons who have undergone bariatric surgery, and as a tool for therapeutic decision making. Weight loss is a target for obesity medicine, but can also be used to plan further treatment strategies and interventions. In this manner, early weight loss is similar to HbA1c (glycated haemoglobin) which is a diagnostic tool, a monitoring device, a therapeutic target, and also a technique to decide intensity of treatment in diabetes.
Keywords
- Bariatric triage
- barocrinology
- metabolic
- adaptation
- obesity
- overweight.
