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BACKGROUND: The measurement of weight loss after bariatric surgery is under constant review in order to obtain the ideal standard for reporting weight loss. Several formulas have been proposed for this purpose. Our goal is to analyse weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy, with or without antrum preservation through different measurement formulas. METHODS: A prospective randomised study of 60 patients (30 patients with initial section at 3 cm from pylorus and 30 patients at 8 cm from the pylorus). We calculate the following variables at 3, 6 and 12 months from surgery: BMI, excess weight loss (%EWL), percentage of excess of BMI loss (%PEBMIL), expected BMI, % PEBMIL corrected by EBMI and percentage of total weight loss (%TWL). RESULTS: Weight evolution is similar in both groups, reaching a mean BMI of 33.62 ± 4.35 and 34.48 ± 4.23 kg/m2 respectively 12 months after surgery, closer to expected BMI. TWL follows the same trend, with losses exceeding 30%, although 3 cm group is above the tables of percentiles made with our series. Regarding PEBMIL, the 3 cm group reaches 67.8% classified as excellent, while 8 cm group reaches 62.8% classified as a good result. EWL situates the best results for 3 cm group. CONCLUSIONS: Group 3 cm obtained a lower percentage of suboptimal results using EWL. %TWL places the 3 cm group in higher percentile than 8 cm group. Through EBMI, both groups are equally effective. It is necessary to have standardised dynamic tables for each surgical technique, becoming essential elements to measure weight loss after surgery.
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Gastrectomy/methods , Obesity, Morbid/surgery , Pyloric Antrum/surgery , Weight Loss , Adult , Body Mass Index , Female , Humans , Laparoscopy , Male , Middle Aged , Prospective StudiesABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Determining the best indicator to report weight loss takes on special relevance following bariatric surgery. Our objective is to apply a method proposed by Baltasar et al. to express weight loss results following bariatric surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Anthropometric data were collected from 265 patients who had undergone Sleeve gastrectomy (SG, n = 172) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP, n = 93) with a 2-year follow-up period. Initial BMI was calculated as well as BMI 2 years after, percentage of excess BMI loss (PEBMIL), expected BMI (EBMI), and corrected PEBMIL. RESULTS: In SG group, average BMI 2 years after surgery fell within a 95 % CI of expected BMI, with an average BMI of 31.58 ± 4.05 kg/m2 in 35-45 BMI group, an average BMI of 33.62 ± 4.96 kg/m2 in 45-55 BMI group, and an average BMI of 37.40 ± 5.93 kg/m2 in 55-65 BMI group. In RYGBP group, average BMI 2 years after the surgery was below than average expected BMI (28.76 ± 3.20 kg/m2 in 35-45 BMI group and 29.71 ± 3.30 kg/m2 in 45-55 BMI group). Results are considered excellent for the group with an initial BMI of above 45 kg/m2. CONCLUSIONS: EBMI is a good weight loss indicator, mainly when 95 % CI is taken into account. EBMI is consistent with the results obtained 2 years after surgery in our patients who underwent SG and RYGBP. Corrected PEBMIL is a good indicator for expressing the percentage of BMI loss and offers more realistic values than conventional formula with a cut-off point of 25 points.
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Bariatric Surgery , Body Mass Index , Obesity, Morbid/diagnosis , Obesity, Morbid/surgery , Weight Loss , Adult , Bariatric Surgery/methods , Female , Gastrectomy/methods , Gastric Bypass/methods , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Predictive Value of Tests , Prognosis , Retrospective Studies , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
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