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Yang N, Hua H, Liu S, Zhang S, Zhao X, Zhang P, Zhang P, Wang Y, Shen J, Lin S, Guan W, Liang H. The current status and challenges of perioperative management of patients with a BMI of greater than or equal to 50 kg/m 2 undergoing bariatric surgery in China: a multicenter cross-sectional study. Int J Surg 2024; 110:2577-2582. [PMID: 38265423 PMCID: PMC11093425 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000001108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Performing bariatric surgery on patients with a BMI of over 50 kg/m 2 is challenging. This study aimed to explore the status and challenges related to the perioperative management of such patients in China. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective survey was designed to investigate the perioperative management of patients with a BMI of greater than or equal to 50 kg/m 2 undergoing bariatric surgery in China. The questionnaire of our survey included general information, preoperative management measures, surgical procedures performed, technical details regarding anaesthesia, and postoperative management measures. A response from only one attending physician per bariatric centre was accepted. RESULTS Physicians from a total of 101 hospitals responded to the questionnaire, and the questionnaire data from 98 hospitals were complete. These centres had completed a total of 44 702 bariatric surgeries since the launch of such surgery to December 2021. A total of 3280 patients had a BMI exceeding 50 kg/m 2 . The preferred surgical procedures for patients with super obesity were sleeve gastrectomy by 62 centres, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass by 11 centres, sleeve gastrectomy plus jejunojejunal bypass by 19 centres, one anastomosis gastric bypass by 1 centre, and duodenal switch by 1 centre. The most worrying issues were cardiopulmonary failure and difficulty in extubation. 91 centres believed that preoperative weight loss was beneficial. A low-calorie diet was the specific measure mainly implemented, only three centres considered using intragastric balloon placement. Postoperative management measures varied greatly. CONCLUSION Bariatric surgery has seen rapid development. Chinese physicians show significant differences regarding the perioperative management for patients with a BMI of over 50 kg/m 2 . The perioperative risks of these patients remain relatively high, making further development of clinical pathways is necessary.
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- Ningli Yang
- Department of General Surgery, Division of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong
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- Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Science and Technology, Zhenzhou, Henan
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- Department of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Xiaolan People’s Hospital of Zhongshan, Zhongshan, Guangdong
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University & National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing
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- Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Shanghai Jiao Tong University affiliated Sixth People’s Hospital, Shanghai
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- Department of weight loss and metabolism, the Fourth Clinical College Affiliated to China Medical University, ShenYang, Dongbei, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Bariatric & Metabolic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu
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Aceto P, De Cicco R, Calabrese C, Marusco I, Del Tedesco F, Luca E, Modesti C, Sacco T, Sollazzi L, Ciccoritti L, Greco F, Giustacchini P, Pennestrì F, Gallucci P, Raffaelli M. Obesity Surgery Mortality Risk Score as a Predictor for Intensive Care Unit Admission in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery. J Clin Med 2024; 13:2252. [PMID: 38673525 PMCID: PMC11050932 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13082252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Background: Laparoscopic bariatric surgery provides many benefits including lower postoperative pain scores, reduced opioid consumption, shorter hospital stays, and improved quality of recovery. However, the anaesthetic management of obese patients requires caution in determining postoperative risk and in planning adequate postoperative pathways. Currently, there are no specific indications for intensive care unit (ICU) admission in this surgical population and most decisions are made on a case-by-case basis. The aim of this study is to investigate whether Obesity Surgery Mortality Risk Score (OS-MRS) is able to predict ICU admission in patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery (LBS). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed data of patients who underwent LBS during a 2-year period (2017-2019). The collected data included demographics, comorbidities and surgery-related variables. Postoperative ICU admission was decided via bariatric anaesthesiologists' evaluations, based on the high risk of postoperative cardiac or respiratory complications. Anaesthesia protocol was standardized. Logistic regression was used for statistical analysis. Results: ICU admission was required in 2% (n = 15) of the 763 patients. The intermediate risk group of the OS-MRS was detected in 84% of patients, while the American Society of Anaesthesiologists class III was reported in 80% of patients. A greater OS-MRS (p = 0.01), advanced age (p = 0.04), male gender (p = 0.001), longer duration of surgery (p = 0.0001), increased number of patient comorbidities (p = 0.002), and previous abdominal surgeries (p = 0.003) were predictive factors for ICU admission. Conclusions: ICU admission in obese patients undergoing LBS is predicted by OS-MRS together with age, male gender, number of comorbidities, previous abdominal surgeries, and duration of surgery.
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- Paola Aceto
- Department of Emergency, Anesthesiologic and Reanimation Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (R.D.C.); (C.C.); (I.M.); (F.D.T.); (C.M.); (T.S.); (L.S.)
- Department of Basic Biotechnological Science, Intensive and Peri-Operative Clinics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, Anesthesiologic and Reanimation Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (R.D.C.); (C.C.); (I.M.); (F.D.T.); (C.M.); (T.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Emergency, Anesthesiologic and Reanimation Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (R.D.C.); (C.C.); (I.M.); (F.D.T.); (C.M.); (T.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Emergency, Anesthesiologic and Reanimation Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (R.D.C.); (C.C.); (I.M.); (F.D.T.); (C.M.); (T.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Emergency, Anesthesiologic and Reanimation Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (R.D.C.); (C.C.); (I.M.); (F.D.T.); (C.M.); (T.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Emergency, Anesthesiologic and Reanimation Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (R.D.C.); (C.C.); (I.M.); (F.D.T.); (C.M.); (T.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Emergency, Anesthesiologic and Reanimation Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (R.D.C.); (C.C.); (I.M.); (F.D.T.); (C.M.); (T.S.); (L.S.)
- Department of Basic Biotechnological Science, Intensive and Peri-Operative Clinics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, Anesthesiologic and Reanimation Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (R.D.C.); (C.C.); (I.M.); (F.D.T.); (C.M.); (T.S.); (L.S.)
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- Department of Emergency, Anesthesiologic and Reanimation Sciences, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (R.D.C.); (C.C.); (I.M.); (F.D.T.); (C.M.); (T.S.); (L.S.)
- Department of Basic Biotechnological Science, Intensive and Peri-Operative Clinics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (L.C.); (F.G.); (P.G.); (F.P.); (P.G.); (M.R.)
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- Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (L.C.); (F.G.); (P.G.); (F.P.); (P.G.); (M.R.)
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- Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (L.C.); (F.G.); (P.G.); (F.P.); (P.G.); (M.R.)
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- Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (L.C.); (F.G.); (P.G.); (F.P.); (P.G.); (M.R.)
- Centro di Ricerca di Chirurgia delle Ghiandole Endocrine e dell’Obesità, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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- Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (L.C.); (F.G.); (P.G.); (F.P.); (P.G.); (M.R.)
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- Division of Endocrine and Metabolic Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, 00168 Rome, Italy; (L.C.); (F.G.); (P.G.); (F.P.); (P.G.); (M.R.)
- Centro di Ricerca di Chirurgia delle Ghiandole Endocrine e dell’Obesità, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy
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Pouwels S, Buise MP, Twardowski P, Stepaniak PS, Proczko M. Obesity Surgery and Anesthesiology Risks: a Review of Key Concepts and Related Physiology. Obes Surg 2020; 29:2670-2677. [PMID: 31127496 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-019-03952-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The obesity epidemic is swelling to epic proportions. Obese patients often suffer from a combination of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), also known as the "metabolic syndrome." The metabolic syndrome is an independent predictor of cardiac dysfunction and cardiovascular disease and a risk factor for perioperative morbidity and mortality. In this paper, we discuss the perioperative risk factors and the need for advanced care of obese patients needing general anesthesia for (bariatric) surgical procedures based on physiological principles.
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- Sjaak Pouwels
- Department of Surgery, Haaglanden Medical Center, Lijnbaan 32, 2512 VA, The Hague, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, University Medical Center, Gdansk University, Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Operating Rooms, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center, Gdansk University, Gdansk, Poland
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Penna GLDA, Vaz IP, Fonseca EC, Kalichsztein M, Nobre GF. Immediate postoperative of bariatric surgery in the intensive care unit versus an inpatient unit. A retrospective study with 828 patients. Rev Bras Ter Intensiva 2018; 29:325-330. [PMID: 29044303 PMCID: PMC5632975 DOI: 10.5935/0103-507x.20170050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Objective To compare the incidence of complications and the duration of hospitalization
of patients undergoing bariatric surgery admitted to the intensive care unit
or a post-surgical hospitalization unit. Methods This retrospective observational study included 828 patients admitted between
January 2010 and February 2015 during the immediate postoperative period of
bariatric surgery in a hospital. Data were collected via electronic medical
records. The Mann-Whitney test was used to compare continuous variables, and
the chi-square was used to compare categorical variables. Results Patients in both groups had similar demographic characteristics, with no
significant differences in anthropometric data and comorbidities. There was
no significant difference in the comparison of complications between the two
groups. However, the group admitted to the intensive care unit had longer
hospitalization times (median of 3 days versus 2 days, p
< 0.05), and hospital costs were 8% higher. Conclusion The present study found no benefit in the routine admittance of patients to
the intensive care unit after undergoing bariatric surgery. This practice
increased hospitalization time and hospital costs, which wasted resources.
It is necessary to create objective criteria to identify patients requiring
intensive care unit admission after bariatric surgery.
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- Guilherme Loures de Araújo Penna
- Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Casa de Saúde São José - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil.,Universidade Estácio de Sá - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil
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- Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Casa de Saúde São José - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil
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- Unidade de Terapia Intensiva, Casa de Saúde São José - Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil
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Preoperative Detection of Sarcopenic Obesity Helps to Predict the Occurrence of Gastric Leak After Sleeve Gastrectomy. Obes Surg 2018; 28:2379-2385. [DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3169-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Morgan DJR, Ho KM. A Comparison of Bariatric Surgery in Hospitals With and Without ICU: a Linked Data Cohort Study. Obes Surg 2016; 26:313-20. [PMID: 26071242 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-015-1763-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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BACKGROUND It is uncertain whether bariatric surgery can be safely performed in secondary hospitals without on-site intensive care unit (ICU) support. This study describes the outcomes of elective bariatric surgery patients who required inter-hospital transfers for unplanned ICU management, extrapolating this as a parameter for secondary hospital safety after bariatric surgery. METHODS This was a retrospective, statewide, population-based, linked data cohort study capturing all adult bariatric surgery patients for an entire Australian state between 2007 and 2011 (n = 12,062) with minimum 12-month follow-up. RESULTS In secondary hospitals, 2663 (22.1%) bariatric patients were operated on, with the majority (n = 2553) undergoing sleeve gastrectomies (SG) or adjustable gastric bands (LAGB). Forty-two patients (including 19 LAGB and 20 SG) required inter-hospital transfer to a tertiary hospital for unplanned ICU care (1.6%, 95% confidence interval 1.2-2.1), mainly due to surgical complications. Inter-hospital transfers incurred two deaths, both following sleeve gastrectomies. When compared to patients requiring unplanned ICU admissions after bariatric surgery in tertiary hospitals with an on-site ICU (n = 155), there was no difference in their demographic parameters, comorbid illnesses, or mortality (4.8 vs 3.9%, p = 0.68). The mortality following bariatric procedures both statewide (0.2%) and in secondary hospitals (0.2%) was both uncommon and comparable. CONCLUSIONS Statewide inter-hospital transfers for unplanned ICU care from secondary hospitals were low. Inter-hospital transfer mortality was comparable to a similar bariatric cohort requiring unplanned ICU care after surgery in a tertiary hospital. This suggests that certain bariatric procedures can be safely done in most secondary hospitals where elective ICU admission is deemed unnecessary.
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- David J R Morgan
- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, St John of God Hospital Subiaco, 12 Salvado Road, Subiaco, Western Australia, 6008, Australia.
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- Department of Intensive Care Medicine, St John of God Hospital Subiaco, 12 Salvado Road, Subiaco, Western Australia, 6008, Australia.,School of Population Health, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia.,School of Veterinary and Life Sciences, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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Sleep-disordered breathing in the perioperative setting poses an increase in both perceived and demonstrated challenges for health care providers. Some of these challenges relate to identifying patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea prior to surgery. Other management challenges include identifying the proper monitoring techniques, using the correct mix of pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic strategies to manage these patients, and identifying the proper and safe disposition strategy after surgery. Additional populations, such as pediatrics and the morbidly obese, are also highlighted, which may help address questions in populations that are frequently managed in the critical care setting postoperatively.
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- Karen L Wood
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, The Wexner Medical Center at The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Morgan D, Ho K, Armstrong J, Baker S. Incidence and risk factors for intensive care unit admission after bariatric surgery: a multicentre population-based cohort study. Br J Anaesth 2015; 115:873-82. [DOI: 10.1093/bja/aev364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Montravers P, Augustin P, Zappella N, Dufour G, Arapis K, Chosidow D, Fournier P, Ribeiro-Parienti L, Marmuse JP, Desmard M. Diagnosis and management of the postoperative surgical and medical complications of bariatric surgery. Anaesth Crit Care Pain Med 2015; 34:45-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.accpm.2014.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/30/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Assessing Risk of Critical Care Complications and Mortality in the Elective Bariatric Surgery Population Using a Modified Frailty Index. Obes Surg 2014; 25:1401-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s11695-014-1532-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Proczko MA, Stepaniak PS, de Quelerij M, van der Lely FH, Smulders JF, Kaska L, Soliman Hamad MA. STOP-Bang and the effect on patient outcome and length of hospital stay when patients are not using continuous positive airway pressure. J Anesth 2014; 28:891-7. [PMID: 24871541 PMCID: PMC4263911 DOI: 10.1007/s00540-014-1848-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2014] [Accepted: 05/05/2014] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND In patients undergoing surgical interventions under general anesthesia, obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSA) can cause serious perioperative cardiovascular or respiratory complications leading to fatal consequences, even sudden death. In this study we test the hypothesis that morbidly obese patients diagnosed by a polysomnography test and using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy have fewer and less severe perioperative complications and a shorter hospital stay than patients who have a medical history that meets at least three STOP-Bang criteria and are not using CPAP therapy. METHODS Postoperative hospital stay and pulmonary complications were analyzed in three groups of morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy) between January 2009 and November 2013 (n = 693). Group A comprised 99 patients who were preoperatively diagnosed with OSA based on polysomnography results. These patients used CPAP therapy before and after surgery. Group B consisted of 182 patients who met at least three STOP-Bang criteria but who were not diagnosed with OSA based on polysomnography results. These patients did not use CPAP. Group C, the reference group, comprised 412 patients who scored one to two items on the STOP-Bang. RESULTS During the perioperative period, Group B patients had a significantly (p < 0.001) higher cumulative rate of pulmonary complications, worse oxygen saturation, respiratory rates, and increased length of stay in hospital. There was also two cases of sudden death in this group. CONCLUSION Based on these results, we conclude that patients meeting at least three STOP-BANG criteria have higher postoperative complications and an increased length of hospital stay than patients using CPAP.
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Shearer E, Magee CJ, Lacasia C, Raw D, Kerrigan D. Obstructive sleep apnea can be safely managed in a level 2 critical care setting after laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Surg Obes Relat Dis 2013; 9:845-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2012.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2011] [Revised: 09/16/2012] [Accepted: 09/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Cross-sectional Study of Variables Associated with Length of Stay and ICU Need in Open Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery for Morbid Obese Patients: An Exploratory Analysis Based on the Public Health System Administrative Database (Datasus) in Brazil. Obes Surg 2012; 22:1810-7. [DOI: 10.1007/s11695-012-0695-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Managing patients who are morbidly obese in the intensive care unit is associated with a variety of problems uncommonly experienced with the those who are not morbidly obese. Clinicians experience a myriad of unique problems and circumstances, from the need for special beds and lifts to unusual and unknown volumes of distribution resulting in unclear drug dosing. This review examines several issues including sedation, invasive monitoring, venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, surgical infections, nutritional support, and other complications that may be of particular importance to the critically ill patient who is morbidly obese. In many cases, care is altered based on the complicating issues surrounding morbid obesity. In other cases, the presence of obesity suggests no alterations in our routine critical care delivery. A comprehensive review of the literature is undertaken, data are critically considered, and overall opinion is rendered based on the available peer-reviewed literature. In many cases, data are not available that address the specific patient population in question, so related papers (like gastric bypass data) are considered. Many issues do not have definitive answers based on randomized controlled trials, and much is left to treating clinician opinion and local practice patterns. Where good data exist, however, one should consider carefully and individually deviation from the evidence-based approach.
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