Relationship of obesity to postoperative complications after cholecystectomy

Pemberton, L. Beaty; Manax, William G.

doi:10.1016/0002-9610(71)90081-x

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“…Nonetheless, the reported morbidity after laparoscopic removal of the gallbladder in the obese and morbidly obese following LC compares favorably with the rates reported for cholecystectomy (28-37%) and further demonstrates the safety and benefits of LC in this subgroup of patients [19,23]. Wound infection in our series was significantly more frequent in the morbidly obese and reflects their susceptibility to this complication [20], as is the case at open surgery [19]. Postoperative hospital stay was unaffected by body mass, but our patients' median stay of 1 day compares favorably with the 2-4 day median stay previously reported [3,11].…”

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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in morbidly obese patients

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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in morbidly obese patients

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“…Similar to the findings of other researchers, 9,11,13,35 we failed to detect an increase in postoperative respiratory tract complications in obese patients. Age was not an independent variable contributing to PPCs in our elective surgical population.…”

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Multivariate Analysis of Factors Associated With Postoperative Pulmonary Complications Following General Elective Surgery

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Pfeifer³

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Arch Surg

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To develop a predictive model identifying perioperative conditions associated with postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs).Design: A prospective survey of patients whose preoperative history and physical examination, spirometric, PaO 2 and PaCO 2 analysis, and operative results were recorded. These patients underwent postoperative cardiopulmonary examinations until they were discharged from the hospital; their medical records were also reviewed until they were discharged from the hospital.

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“…Obesity can lead to serious health problems, including diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coronary disease, and cancer [14][15][16] . Due to the high rate of comorbidities, obesity is frequently considered to represent a major risk factor for complications after surgery.…”

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Implications of BMI for the Prognosis of Gastric Cancer among the Japanese Population

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Background: The clinical significance of body mass index (BMI) on the surgical outcomes in gastric cancer patients still remains controversial. Methods: The subjects included 427 patients who underwent gastrectomy between January 2001 and December 2005. The patients were principally divided into 3 groups on the basis of BMI: low (<18.5 kg/m²), normal (≥18.5-<25.0 kg/m²) and high (≥25.0 kg/m²). Results: The low-BMI patients had more advanced disease than the other patients. There were no statistically significant differences in the characteristics of the normal- and high-BMI patients. The operation time was longer in the high-BMI group, but there were no differences in terms of lymph node dissection and postoperative complications among these 3 groups. The overall survival and disease-specific survival of the low-BMI group were worse than the other 2 groups. These survival rates of high-BMI group tended to be better than those of the normal BMI group; however, it was not statistically different. A multivariate analysis of these survival rate showed that a low BMI was an independent predictor of a poor prognosis. Conclusions: A low-BMI was an independent factor of poor prognosis for overall and disease-specific survivals after surgery in Japanese patients with gastric cancer. A high-BMI was not a risk factor.

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Relationship of obesity to postoperative complications after cholecystectomy

Cited by 60 publications

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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in morbidly obese patients

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in morbidly obese patients

Multivariate Analysis of Factors Associated With Postoperative Pulmonary Complications Following General Elective Surgery

Implications of BMI for the Prognosis of Gastric Cancer among the Japanese Population

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