Call for register of patients who undergo weight-loss procedures abroad to improve post-op care

The study in the latest edition of the Irish Medical Journal claimed that obesity is a growing pandemic in Ireland with an estimated six out of 10 adults deemed overweight or obese.

Calls have been made for a register of patients who travel outside Ireland for gastric bypasses and other weight-loss surgeries because of the risk that serious post-operative complications can arise.

A research paper in the latest edition of the Irish Medical Journal claimed complications experienced by such patients after returning to Ireland have been placing a huge burden on the country’s already under-resourced healthcare system.