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Download or read book Safety of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mandate of the Medical Advisory Secretariat is to provide evidence-based policy advice on the coordinated uptake of health services and new health technologies in Ontario to the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and to the healthcare system. [...] Safety of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding - Rapid Update 2 Background and Methodology A literature search was conducted on June 29, 2009 to update the 2005 evidence-based review by the Medical Advisory Secretariat (MAS)1 on the use of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity (search details described in Appendix). [...] The duration of follow-up varied across studies - Follow-up periods in the LAGB arms were longer than those of the LRYGB arms. [...] Blue Cross Blue Shield Technology Short-Term Complications Evaluation Center 2008 (2) Very uncommon and occur less frequently with LAGB than with LRYGB Long-Term Complications Higher frequency than short-term complications Uncertainty due to wide range of reported values Poor follow-up in terms of length and completeness Lack of systematic reporting on entire range of potential complicat [...] Advisory Committee in September 2009 November 2009 OHTAC Recommendation: Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Background The Ontario Health Technology Advisory Committee (OHTAC) met on September 25 2009 to review an update of a 2005 evidence-based review by the Medical Advisory Secretariat (MAS)1 on the use of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity.