Scientific Evidence for the Updated Guidelines on Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (IFSO/ASMBS)

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Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) has evolved significantly since the 1950s, improving patient care and safety.
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The 1991 NIH guidelines for MBS patient candidacy are outdated and do not reflect current practices or literature.
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ASMBS and IFSO collaborated to create new evidence-based guidelines for MBS, utilizing systematic reviews and expert consensus.
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MBS is now recommended for patients with a BMI of 30–34.9 kg/m2 who have obesity-related medical conditions.
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Consensus was reached on several MBS criteria through a Delphi survey involving 49 experts from 18 countries.

Obesity Surgery

by Maurizio De Luca, Scott Shikora, Dan Eisenberg, Luigi Angrisani, Chetan Parmar, Aayed Alqahtani, Ali Aminian, Edo Aarts, Wendy Brown, Ricardo V. Cohen, Nicola Di Lorenzo, Silvia L. Faria, Kasey P. S. Goodpaster, Ashraf Haddad, Miguel Herrera, Raul Rosenthal, Jacques Himpens, Angelo Iossa, Mohammad Kermansaravi, Lilian Kow, Marina Kurian, Sonja Chiappetta, Teresa LaMasters, Kamal Mahawar, Giovanni Merola, Abdelrahman Nimeri, Mary O’Kane, Pavlos Papasavas, Giacomo Piatto, Jaime Ponce, Gerhard Prager, Janey S. A. Pratt, Ann M. Rogers, Paulina Salminen, Kimberley E. Steele, Michel Suter, Salvatore Tolone, Antonio Vitiello, Marco Zappa, Shanu N. Kothari
September 25, 2024

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