Operative Difficulty, Morbidity and Mortality Are Unrelated to Obesity in Elective or Emergency Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Bile Duct Exploration.
Ahmad H M NassarKhurram S KhanHwei J NgMahmoud SallamPublished in: Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract (2022)
This study, the first to classify gall stone surgery in obese patients according to operative difficulty grading, showed no difference in complexity when compared to the non-obese. Refining access and closure techniques is key to avoiding difficulties. Index admission surgery for biliary emergencies prevents multiple admissions with potential complications and should not be denied due to obesity.
Keyphrases
- obese patients
- weight loss
- bariatric surgery
- metabolic syndrome
- minimally invasive
- coronary artery bypass
- roux en y gastric bypass
- insulin resistance
- gastric bypass
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- high fat diet induced
- weight gain
- surgical site infection
- public health
- adipose tissue
- healthcare
- patients undergoing
- coronary artery disease
- mouse model
- physical activity
- human health
- body mass index
- acute coronary syndrome
- emergency medical