Galen eCalcs - Calculator: Bariatric Surgery
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Description
Calculates BMI, ideal weight, and weight loss goals related to bariatric surgery and a BMI of 25 or lower.
Calculator Search/Filter Keywords
At the calculator level, eCalcs comes delivered with default keywords that can be leveraged in the "Search/Filter" field to enable Specialty or System driven calculator searching. The following calculator keywords are delivered by default for the Bariatric Surgery calculator:
Specialties
- Gastroenterology
- Surgery
Systems
- Digestive
Calculator Configuration Options
Preference Name | Valid Range | Description |
---|---|---|
Publishing | Checked / Unchecked | When checked, the calculator will display for users on the front end. When unchecked, the calculator WILL NOT display for users on the front end. |
Orderable Item Override | (BLANK) / G-BARSUR | “(BLANK)” indicates that the global configuration options for Orderable Item will be used. “G-BARSUR” indicates that the calculator specific value will be used and can display the specific calculator name in the chart output. |
Calculator Inputs
Input | Mapping Type | Description |
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Height | Vitals | Patient’s Height in Inches |
Current Weight | Vitals | Patient’s Current Weight |
Date of Surgery | Manual Input | Patient’s Date of Surgery |
Pre-Op Weight | Manual Input | Patient’s Pre-Op Weight |
Calculator Outputs
Output | Mapping Type | Description |
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BMI | Result | Patient’s BMI |
Ideal Weight | Result | Patient's ideal weight (BMI of 25) based on the patient's height |
Extra Weight | Result | Difference between patient's weight and ideal weight |
50% Weight Loss Goal | Result | Goal weight if patient loses 50% of extra weight |
75% Weight Loss Goal | Result | Goal weight if patient loses 75% of extra weight |
Weight Loss | Result | Weight lost since surgery |
% Extra Weight Lost | Result | Percentage of extra weight lost since surgery |
% Total Weight Lost | Result | Percentage of total weight lost since surgery |