Exploring the role of obesity and overweight in predicting postoperative outcome of abdominal surgery in a sub-Saharan African setting: a prospective cohort study.

Benjamin Momo Kadia, Alain Chichom-Mefire, Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane

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Benjamin Momo KadiaGrace Community Health and Development Association, Kumba, Southwest Region, Cameroon. benjaminmomokadia@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8566-7132

Alain Chichom-MefireFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Southwest Region, Cameroon.

Gregory Edie Halle-EkaneFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Buea, Southwest Region, Cameroon.

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objectiveCurrent literature on the role of excess weight in predicting surgical outcome is controversial. In sub-Saharan Africa, there is extreme paucity of data regarding this issue in spite of the increasing rates of obesity and overweight in the region. This prospective cohort study, carried out over a period of 4 months at Limbe Regional Hospital in the Southwest region of Cameroon, assessed 30-day postoperative outcome of abdominal surgery among consecutive adults with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25 kg/m

resultsA total of 103 patients were enrolled. Of these, 68.9% were female. The mean age was 38.2 ± 13.7 years. Sixty-four (62.1%) of the patients were overweight and the mean BMI was 29.2 ±4.3 kg/m

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AppendectomyHerniorrhaphyUterine MyomectomyAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCameroonFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedObesityOverweightPostoperative ComplicationsProspective StudiesAbdominal surgeryBMIObesityOverweightPostoperative outcomeSub-Saharan Africa

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PMID30340649

DOI10.1186/s13104-018-3853-0

PMCPMC6194574

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