Bariatric Surgery is Safe for Patients After Recovery from COVID-19.
Surg Obes Relat Dis
; 17(11): 1884-1889, 2021 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1331233
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Studies of patients who have undergone surgery while infected with COVID-19 have shown increased risks for adverse outcomes in both pulmonary complications and mortality. It has become clear that the risk of complications from perioperative COVID-19 infection must be weighed against the risk from delayed surgical treatment. Studies have also shown that prior bariatric surgery conveys protection against mortality from COVID-19 and that obesity is the biggest risk factor for mortality from COVID-19 infection in adults under 45 years of age. Studies in patients who have fully recovered from COVID-19 and underwent elective surgery have not become widely available yet.OBJECTIVES:
This multi-institutional case series is presented to highlight patients who developed COVID-19, fully recovered, and subsequently underwent elective bariatric surgery with 30-day outcomes available.SETTING:
Nine bariatric surgery centers located across the United States.METHODS:
This multicenter case series is a retrospective chart review of patients who developed COVID-19, recovered, and subsequently underwent bariatric surgery. Fifty-three patients are included, and 30-day morbidity and mortality were analyzed.RESULTS:
Thirty-day complications included esophageal spasm, dehydration, and ileus. There were no cardiovascular, venous thromboembolism (VTE) or respiratory events reported. There were no 30- day mortalities.CONCLUSIONS:
Bariatric surgery has been safely performed in patients who made a full recovery from COVID-19 without increased complications due to cardiovascular, pulmonary, venous thromboembolism, or increased mortality rates.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Obesity, Morbid
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Bariatric Surgery
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Venous Thromboembolism
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
Surg Obes Relat Dis
Journal subject:
Metabolism
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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