MBMC

We want to better characterize patients undergoing bariatric surgery at Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal in order to optimize their outcomes following surgery. Ultimately, this could allow us to develop better interventions and improve the quality of care.

2015-

Co-investigator : Kim Lavoie PhD, Henri Atlas MD, Ronald Denis, MD, Stéphanie Raymond-Carrier MD, Sylvia Santosa, PhD, Gregory Moullec, PhD, Alexandra Renald, MD

Hôpital du Sacré-Cœur de Montréal Research Centre; Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal Foundation; Ronald-Denis Foundation; Fonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS); Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR); Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

- Yousefi R, Ben-Porat T, Marques Vieira A, Lavoie KL, Bacon SL; REBORN Study Team. Who gains the most quality-of-life benefits from metabolic and bariatric surgery: findings from the prospective REBORN cohort study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2024 Aug 30:S1550-7289(24)00787-1. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2024.08.029. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 39304457.

- Woods R, Moga AM, Ribeiro PAB, Stojanovic J, Lavoie KL, Bacon SL. Evolution of depressive symptoms from before to 24 months after bariatric surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Obes Rev. 2023 May;24(5):e13557. doi: 10.1111/obr.13557. PMID: 36823768.

- Ben-Porat T, Bacon SL, Woods R, Fortin A, Lavoie KL*. Childhood maltreatment in patients undergoing bariatric surgery: Implications for weight loss, depression and eating behaviour. Nutrients. 2023 Apr 24;15(9):2046. doi: 10.3390/nu15092046.

- Woods R, Lavoie KL, Bacon SL. The Factor Structure and Stability of the Beck Depression Inventory‑II (BDI‑II) in a Population Undergoing Bariatric Surgery. Obesity Surgery 2022 Nov; 32(11):3732-3739. PMID: 36169910. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-022-06277-5

- Julien CA, Lavoie KL, Ribeiro P, Dragomir AI, Mercier LA, Bacon SL. for the REBORN Investigators. (2021). Behavioural lifestyle interventions for weight management in bariatric surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. kaab058.

- Woods R, Lavoie KL, Bruno R, Mercier L, Julien CA, Bacon SL for the REBORN Investigators. (2021). Pre-surgical self-esteem is linked to greater reductions in depression following bariatric surgery: The moderating role of sex. Conference Abstract. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. kaab058.

- Garneau PY, Abouzahr O, Garofalo F, AlEnazi N, Bacon SL, Denis R, Pescarus R, Atlas H. (2020). Decreasing complication rates for one‐stage conversion band to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: A retrospective cohort study. Journal of Minimal Access Surgery 2020 Jul-Sep;16(3):264-268.

- Murphy J, Bacon SL, Morais JA, Tsoukas MA, Santosa S. (2019). Intra-Abdominal Adipose Tissue Quantification by Alternative Versus Reference Methods: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Obesity. Jul; 27(7):1115-1122.

- Bacon SL, Julien CA, Mercier L, Woods R, Gemme C, Garneau P, Atlas H, Denis R, Pescarus R, Lavoie KL for the REBORN Investigators (2018). Sex-differences in bariatric surgery induced changes to depressive symptoms. European Health Psychology Conference Abstracts E-Book, 681.

- Julien CA, Lavoie KL, Mercier LA, Woods R, Gemme C, Garneau P, Atlas H, Denis R, Pescarus R, Santosa S, Bacon SL. (2018). Do preoperative depression and disordered eating patterns influence weight changes among post-bariatric surgery patients? European Health Psychology Conference Abstracts E-Book, 478.

- Garofalo F, Denis R, Pescarus R, Atlas H, Bacon SL, Garneau P. (2017). Long-term outcome after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in patients over 65 years old: A retrospective analysis. Surgery for Obesity and Related Disorders 13: 1-6.

- Garneau PY, Garofalo F, Deslauriers V, Bacon SL, Denis R, Pescarus R, Atlas H, Delisle M, Trembley I. (2017). Neuromuscular Blockade, Bariatric Surgeon Satisfaction, and Quality of Patient Recovery. Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgical Sciences, 6: e44931.