ArticleObesity surgery2021
Restarting Elective Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Under a Security Protocol During the COVID-19 Pandemic-a Prospective Observational Cohort Study.
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- Bariatric Surgery Before and After the SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: a Comparative Study of Cases Before the Onset of the Pandemic in a High-Volume Academic Center.Obesity surgery · 2023Observational
- Impact of Surgical Postponements due to Covid-19 on Weight and Metabolic Parameters in Bariatric Surgery in Germany: Monocentric Experiences and Considerations in a National Context.Obesity surgery · 2023Article
- COVID-19 infection rate after urgent versus elective total hip replacement among unvaccinated individuals: A multicenter prospective cohort amid the COVID-19 pandemic.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2022Article
- Incidence of Symptomatic COVID-19 in Unvaccinated Patients Within One Month After Elective Total Joint Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Study.Arthroplasty today · 2022Article
- Safety of Bariatric Surgery During the Opening Phase After the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experience at an Academic Center.Obesity surgery · 2021Observational
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Abstract
backgroundDuring the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, in order to protect the patient and to save hospital beds, cancelation of elective surgeries has become a great challenge. Considering that obesity is a chronic disease and the possible effect imposed by quarantine on weight gain with worsening rates of obesity and metabolic comorbidities, the creation of a protocol for a safe return to bariatric surgery became essential.
objectiveThe aim of this study was to identify the incidence of new-onset severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) symptoms in patients who underwent bariatric procedures during the declining curve period.
settingPrivate practice
methodsA prospective observational cohort study was conducted and included patients with indications for bariatric surgery during the decreasing curve period of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic who underwent surgery under a hospital security protocol. Patients were asked to answer a questionnaire and had a swab PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 detection. The primary outcome measure was the presence of 14-day and 30-day postoperative symptoms associated with COVID-19. Mortality was also analyzed.
resultsThree hundred patients with negative RT-PCR were operated on from May to June 2020. Seventeen patients had their surgery postponed because of a positive RT-PCR test or close contact. None of the patients developed new-onset SARS-CoV-2 symptomatic infection after 30 days of observation. No deaths were reported. Eleven had complications not related to SARS-CoV-2.
conclusionsEven though this population may have a poorer outcome when infected with SARS-CoV-2, this security protocol has shown that the procedure can be safely performed during the outbreak.
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