ISPOR Press Release Title: The press release
title (in caps) should use words the general public
understands. The title should “grab attention” to the subject. <not
more than 8 words>.
Don’t “Weight” If You’re Considering Surgery
Study Results “The
So What”:
The first
paragraph of the release contains most often a clear, concise statement of
the results that will "entice" the reader with newsworthy and factual
information. Include City, (State), & Country where the research was
performed <1 sentence>
Chicago, Illinois -
The more obese a person is, the more apt they will be to have open
surgery and longer hospital stays, which could lead to higher health
care costs, a recent study suggests.
Study
Objective(s): Study objective(s) should be described using words that the general
public understands. This sentence should include who and/or where the
research was accomplished. <1 sentence>
Researchers at
Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, analyzed the
relationship between a person’s body mass, the type of operation performed,
operating time, length of stay (LOS) in the hospital, presence of other
medical conditions and health insurance payer type.
Study Results “The Detail”: This paragraph gives supporting facts about
the results, “The So What” stated above, using words that the general public
understands. <1 -2 sentences>
The average body mass of
obese patients in the study was more than double that of an average person.
An average LOS for open gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic gastric
bypass surgery was 5 and 3 days respectively. LOS was associated with body
mass, the number of pre-existing medical conditions and open surgery, but is
negatively associated with laparoscopic surgery. The study concluded that
longer intensive care and hospital stays resulted in significantly higher
health care costs for those that waited on having the surgery. Gastric
bypass surgery sooner rather than later may be the ideal option.
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quote from the presenting author or a credible source, which
include degrees, institution, position, and why this person is
credible source.
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“Our results also found
that indigent patients tend to be more obese,” added Subhasis Misra MD,
Patient Education Coordinator at Rush University Medical Center.
Study Background Information: Include interesting information
about the disease, or health care intervention
Two types of gastric bypass
surgeries being performed are open surgery, which is done through a big
incision in the abdominal wall, and laparoscopic. Laparoscopic surgery is
performed through smaller incisions using a small video camera on a tube
called a laparoscope.
Obesity is associated with
increased risk for early diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, breathing
problems and limitation of daily activities.
International Society
for Pharmacoeconomics And Outcomes Research
FINAL
PRESS
RELEASE
Contact: Stephen Priori, Director of Publications
609.219.0773 x16 spriori@ispor.org
Monday, April 05, 2004
Release No. 2004-10
Release: For
immediate release
Don’t “Weight” If
You’re Considering Surgery
Chicago, Illinois
- The more obese a person is, the more apt they will be to have open surgery
and longer hospital stays, which could lead to higher health care costs, a
recent study suggests.
Researchers at Rush
University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, analyzed the relationship
between a person’s body mass, the type of operation performed, operating
time, length of stay (LOS) in the hospital, presence of other medical
conditions and health insurance payer type.
The average body mass of
obese patients in the study was more than double that of an average person.
An average LOS for open gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic gastric
bypass surgery was 5 and 3 days respectively. LOS was associated with
body mass, the number of pre-existing medical conditions and open surgery,
but is negatively associated with laparoscopic surgery. The study
concluded that longer intensive care and hospital stays resulted in
significantly higher health care costs for those that waited on having the
surgery. Gastric bypass surgery sooner rather than later may be the
ideal option.
“Our results also found
that indigent patients tend to be more obese,” added Subhasis Misra MD,
Patient Education Coordinator at Rush University Medical Center.
Two types of gastric bypass
surgeries being performed are open surgery, which is done through a big
incision in the abdominal wall, and laparoscopic. Laparoscopic surgery
is performed through smaller incisions using a small video camera on a tube
called a laparoscope.
Obesity is associated with
increased risk for early diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, breathing
problems and limitation of daily activities.
Further results on this
study and others will be presented at the International Society for
Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) 9th Annual
International Meeting held from May 16-19, 2004 at the Crystal Gateway
Marriott in Arlington, Virginia.
ISPOR is a nonprofit,
international organization that strives to translate pharmacoeconomics and
outcomes research into practice to ensure that society allocates scarce
health care resources wisely, fairly, and efficiently.
Original ISPOR Annual Meeting
Contributed Paper Abstract
GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY – AN OVERVIEW Misra S
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
OBJECTIVE:
Evaluating gastric bypass surgery in obese patients. METHODS: From
March 1999 to December 2002, 106 obese patients underwent gastric bypass
operations by a single surgeon in a tertiary care hospital in the Midwest.
The data is extracted from the clinical charts and evaluated statistically
using SPSS software. The relationship between body mass index (BMI) of
patients, type of operation performed, operating time, length of stay (LOS)
in the hospital, presence of co-morbidities and payer type are analyzed.
RESULTS: Fifty-six and 51 patients underwent open and laparoscopic
bypass surgeries respectively. The mean BMI is 53.96 with minimum of 36.1
and maximum of 85.2 with the mean overall LOS being 4.22 days with minimum
of 2 and maximum 28 days. The mean LOS for open and laparoscopic gastric
bypass surgery is 5 and 3 days respectively. The mean operating time for the
open and laparoscopic methods are 165 and 175 minutes respectively. LOS is
positively correlated with BMI (p < 0 .05, r = 0.248), the number of
pre-existing medical conditions (p < 0.05, r = 0.218), open surgery (p <
0.01, r = 0.323) but negatively correlated with laparoscopic surgery (p<
0.01, r=-.306) while intensive care usage is positively correlated with BMI
and open surgery (p < 0.01, r = 0.350 and 0.250) but is negatively
correlated with laparoscopic procedures (p < 0.01, r= - 0.266). Pulse rates
greater than 110/minute on second and third post-operative days is
associated with total operating time (p < 0.01, r = 0.370) and with
post-operative leak from anastomosis on first and third post-operative days
(p < 0.05 and 0.01, r = 0.228 and .272) respectively. BMI is also positively
associated with public aid patients but is negatively associated with
private payers. CONCLUSION: Being an increasingly popular surgery for
obese people, gastric bypass procedures need to be carefully evaluated
long-term for optimum clinical and economic outcomes in view of the above
findings.
