RESEARCH ARTICLE Evaluation of Gastric Bypass Patients 1 Year After Surgery: Changes in Quality of Life and Obesity-Related Conditions

Background Obesity has recently been cited as the number one killer in the USA. This problem is both a national and regional epidemic. The health care costs of obesity and obesity-related illnesses are ever increasing, and gastric bypass surgery is becoming a popular treatment strategy. Recently, reports describe not only surgical outcomes, but also quality of life outcomes. The bigger issue of obesity-related illness resolution is still evolving. Our institution has performed well over 500 gastric bypasses since 2002. We evaluated over 100 patients prior to and 1 year after gastric bypass surgery. Methods A prospective study was designed in order to systematically examine quality of life in gastric bypass patients and couple the results with both objective an