Weight Loss Reporting: Predicted Body Mass Index After Bariatric Surgery.

GUIDELINES Weight Loss Reporting: Predicted Body Mass Index After Bariatric Surgery Aniceto Baltasar & Nieves Perez & Carlos Serra & Rafael Bou & Marcelo Bengochea & Fernando Borrás # Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 Abstract BMI and %EBMIL are the... More

GUIDELINES Weight Loss Reporting: Predicted Body Mass Index After Bariatric Surgery Aniceto Baltasar & Nieves Perez & Carlos Serra & Rafael Bou & Marcelo Bengochea & Fernando Borrás # Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010 Abstract BMI and %EBMIL are the most accurate methods for comparing results of patients after bariatric surgery. %EBMIL is based on BMI 25 as a constant endpoint for all patients, but BMI 25 is easily achieved by patients with BMI<50, whereas it is not so feasible for patients with BMI>50. We were prompted to obtain by statistical methods a mathematical formula able to calculate the final BMI (FBMI) 3 years after the operation, dependent on the initial or preoperative BMI (IBMI) of a multicenter group of morbid obese patients operated with different bariatric techniques. We also obtained a specific formula for each bariatric procedure of this group of patients. We propose the name Predicted BMI for the value obtained with these formulas and its application in Less