Observational studySurgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery2021
Association of prior metabolic and bariatric surgery with severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in patients with obesity.
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- Association of COVID-19 with hepatic metabolic dysfunction.World journal of virology · 2022Review
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- Mental Health and Obesity During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Current obesity reports · 2022Review
- Early COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Characteristics in Mothers Following Bariatric Surgery.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- Prior Bariatric Surgery is Associated with a Reduced Risk of Poor Outcomes in COVID-19: Propensity Matched Analysis of a Large Multi-institutional Research Network.Obesity surgery · 2022Article
- The metabolic syndrome, thiazolidinediones, and implications for intersection of chronic and inflammatory disease.Molecular metabolism · 2022Review
- Bariatric Surgeries and COVID-19 Outcomes: More and More Benefits.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
- Comment on: Prior bariatric surgery in COVID-19 positive patients may be protective.Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundObesity is a risk factor for poor clinical outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
objectivesTo investigate the relationship between prior metabolic surgery and the severity of COVID-19 in patients with severe obesity.
settingCleveland Clinic Health System in the United States.
methodsAmong 4365 patients who tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) between March 8, 2020 and July 22, 2020 in the Cleveland Clinic Health System, 33 patients were identified who had a prior history of metabolic surgery. The surgical patients were propensity matched 1:10 to nonsurgical patients to assemble a cohort of control patients (n = 330) with a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 40 kg/m
resultsThe average BMI of the surgical group was 49.1 ± 8.8 kg/m
conclusionPrior metabolic surgery with subsequent weight loss and improvement of metabolic abnormalities was associated with lower rates of hospital and ICU admission in patients with obesity who became infected with SARS-CoV-2. Confirmation of these findings will require larger studies.
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