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ArticleSaudi journal of anaesthesia

Is body mass index ≥50 kg/m

Fahad Bamehriz, Saad Althuwaini, Omar Alobaid, Yara Alanazi, Rawan Alotaibi, Nawt Alfuweres, Najla Alsaikhan, Waad Almanie, Munira Alghafaily, Abdulla Aldohayan

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Article in Saudi journal of anaesthesia. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors.

Fahad BamehrizDivision of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saad AlthuwainiDivision of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Omar AlobaidDivision of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Yara AlanaziDivision of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rawan AlotaibiDivision of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Nawt AlfuweresDivision of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Najla AlsaikhanDivision of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Waad AlmanieDivision of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Munira AlghafailyDivision of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulla AldohayanDivision of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSuper-morbid obese (SMO) patients (body mass index [BMI] >50 kg/m

methodsWe reviewed 708 patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy between 2009 and 2015 and compared the outcome of SMO (BMI ≥50 kg/m

resultsOf 708 patients, 217 were SMO and 491 were MO. Both groups had homogeneous baseline characteristics and comorbidities, except sleep apnea which was higher in SMO group. There was no significant difference for the duration of operation, length of stay, or recovery room time. The mean number of trocars was four for both groups. There were no conversions to open or documented intraoperative complications in either group. Postoperative complications occurred in 13 (6%) SMO patients (3 patients with leakage and 10 with bleeding). Postoperative complications occurred in 21 (4.3%) MO patients (11 patients with leakage and 10 with bleeding). No reoperation was done in both groups. There was no surgical mortality.

conclusionWe detected no significant difference in the duration of operation and intra- or postoperative complication between SMO and MO groups. The possibility of the safety of this procedure in SMO group can be adopted.

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Postoperative complicationssleeve gastrectomysuper-morbid obesity

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PMID30429736
PMCPMC6180691

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