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Long-term evaluation of patients with BMI = 50kg/m2 who underwent Bariatric Surgery.

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PURPOSE to determine the risks and benefits of bariatric surgery in patients with super obesity (SO) in comparison with obesity grades II and III. METHODS retrospective cohort that included a… Click to show full abstract

PURPOSE to determine the risks and benefits of bariatric surgery in patients with super obesity (SO) in comparison with obesity grades II and III. METHODS retrospective cohort that included a study group of 178 patients with SO and a control group of 181 patients with BMI 35-49.9Kg/m2. The groups were formed in a 1:1 nearest neighbor matching. The main variables were pre- and postoperative BMI and comorbidities, occurrence of severe postoperative complications, bowel obstruction, marginal ulcer, fistulae and 30-day death, besides the necessity of emergency room (ER) admission and abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans in the postoperative period due to acute abdomen. RESULTS the study group comprised 74.0% of women while the control group had 56.7%. The mean follow-up time was similar between both groups (5.48 x 6.09 years, p=0.216). There was no statistically significant difference on the prevalence of hypertension and T2D between the groups according to the surgical technique. All deaths occurred in the Study group (BMI = 50kg/m2) who underwent RYGB. There was no difference between the groups regarding the occurrence of severe complications. Data on ER admissions and the need for abdominal CT to investigate postoperative abdominal pain did not show statistically significant difference between the groups. CONCLUSION despite the high risk related to bariatric surgery in patients with SO, the benefits related to the remission of comorbidities are significant; although being lower than those found in patients with milder grades of obesity.

Keywords: patients bmi; surgery; 50kg underwent; group; bmi 50kg; bariatric surgery

Journal Title: Revista do Colegio Brasileiro de Cirurgioes
Year Published: 2023

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