Indications for Sleeve Gastrectomy-Is It Worth Waiting for Comorbidities to Develop?

ABSTRACT: (1) Background and Objectives: Morbid obesity significantly increases the prevalence of comorbidities, such as heart disease, restrictive lung disease, stroke, diabetes mellitus and more. (2) Methods: Patients undergoing gastric sleeve surgery were divided into three groups with BMI between 30-34.9 kg/m² (Group I), 35-39.9 kg/m² (Group II), and over 40 kg/m² (Group III). Preoperative examinations included cardiac ultrasound, respiratory function and laboratory tests, and preoperative comorbidities were also recorded. Following a one-year follow-up, we compared the rate of weight loss in the three groups at six months and one year following surgery, specifically, the effect of surgery on preoperative comorbidities at one year. (3) Results

SUBMITTER: Nemeth Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10744701 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature