Nearly half have alcohol use disorder, symptoms of alcohol-related harm, or alcohol-related problems at eight years after surgery<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
By Lori Solomon HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n
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FRIDAY, Dec. 30, 2022 (HealthDay News) — Nearly half of adolescents who undergo metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) screen positively for alcohol use disorder, symptoms of alcohol-related harm, or alcohol-related problems eight years after surgery, according to a study published online Nov. 17 in the Annals of Surgery<\/em>.<\/p>\n Gretchen E. White, Ph.D., from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, and colleagues examined alcohol use, alcohol-related harm, and alcohol-related problems preoperatively and up to eight years following MBS (2007 to 2011) in 217 adolescents. <\/p>\n The researchers found that alcohol use frequency and average quantity of drinks per drinking day increased postoperatively (2 percent consumed alcohol two to four times\/month at six months versus 24 percent at eight years postoperatively; 2 percent consumed three or more drinks per drinking day at six months versus 35 percent at eight years postoperatively). At eight years, the cumulative incidence of postoperative-onset elevated Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test-Consumption score, alcohol-related harm, and alcohol-related problems was 45, 43, and 47 percent, respectively.<\/p>\n “Alcohol use disorder evaluation and treatment should be integrated into routine long-term care for adolescents undergoing MBS,” the authors write.<\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text (subscription or payment may be required)<\/a><\/p>\n <\/i><\/p>\n