What Are The Indications For Gastric Bypass Surgery?
One solution for the problem of morbid obesity is surgery but just what are the criteria used for deciding whether or not a patient is a suitable candidate for gastric bypass surgery? In general the patient must be sufficiently overweight for their weight to pose a threat to their life or to have a serious and detrimental affect on their quality of life. In general assessing the treat to life from being overweight is a matter of looking at conditions which are brought on by, or exacerbated by, being overweight such as cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and a range of other conditions. As far as deciding just what is meant by being sufficiently overweight, it is generally agreed these days that this should be determined by an individual’s today mass index (BMI) and that the ‘trigger’ point for surgery is a BMI in excess of 40. Finally, the patient must have made a serious effort to lose weight by conventional means, such as diet and exercise, without success before surgery will normally be approved.