Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
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Surg Obes Relat Dis · Aug 2016
Factors associated with length of stay in intensive care after bariatric surgery.
Although uncommon, admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) after bariatric surgery may be necessary. This study evaluates characteristics of bariatric surgery patients that are admitted to the ICU, and identifies possible risk factors for increased ICU length of stay (LOS). ⋯ ICU admission after bariatric surgery is uncommon but is associated with a significantly increased mortality. Anastomotic leak, conversions, time from operation to ICU admission, and reoperation have the greatest impact in determining the LOS in the ICU after bariatric surgery.
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Surg Obes Relat Dis · Aug 2016
Effects of omentectomy in addition to sleeve gastrectomy on the metabolic and inflammatory profiles of obese rats.
Visceral obesity has been considered a risk factor for metabolic and cardiovascular complications. In an attempt to reduce the visceral adipose tissue, omentectomy has been proposed to be performed along with bariatric surgery. ⋯ In this study, we did not observe additional beneficial effects due to omentectomy associated with SG in the metabolic profile and tissue expression of inflammatory markers.