Effects of COVID-19 lockdown on a bariatric surgery waiting list cohort and its influence in surgical risk perception.
Langenbecks Arch Surg
; 406(2): 393-400, 2021 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-947030
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The COVID-19 outbreak has forced a 2-month lockdown (LD) in Spain. We aimed to assess how that had affected our cohort of bariatric patients waiting for surgery.METHODS:
A review of electronic records and a structured phone interview with each patient were conducted. Changes in severity of obesity were analyzed using the Obesity Surgery Score (OSS) and changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) using the validated EQ-5D questionnaire. Other miscellaneous questions about behavior modifications and surgical risk perception were also analyzed.RESULTS:
All 51 patients fully answered the questionnaires. Mean age was 47 years and mean time on waiting list 91 days. Mean BMI increased during LD (42.7 vs 43.2; p < 0.001). Both OSS (2.84 vs 3; p = 0.011) and EQ-5D (69 vs 64; p < 0.001) mildly worsened during LD, mainly due to psychosocial issues. Twenty-seven patients (53%) thought that perioperative risks were higher under the current circumstances but they were as willing to undergo surgery as those who believed that the risks had not increased (74% vs 87%, p = 0.2).CONCLUSIONS:
COVID-19 LD had a significant but mild effect on our cohort of bariatric surgery waiting list patients. Although perioperative risk perception had increased, patients were still willing to undergo their planned surgeries.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communicable Disease Control
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Waiting Lists
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Bariatric Surgery
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COVID-19
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Obesity
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Qualitative research
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Randomized controlled trials
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
English
Journal:
Langenbecks Arch Surg
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S00423-020-02040-5
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