Artículo de revista
Hiperobesity v/s morbid obesity: A comparative study Hiperobesidad y obesidad mórbida: Estudio comparative
Fecha
2012Registro en:
Revista Chilena de Cirugia, Volumen 64, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 233-237
03793893
07184026
Autor
Lanzarini Sobrevia, Enrique
Marambio G., Andrés
Lara Fernández, R.
Lasnibat, José
Jans B., Jaime
Díaz G., Emma
Riffo Muñoz, Andrea
Papapietro Vallejo, Karin
Maher, Musleh K.
Díaz Jeraldo, Juan
Braghetto Miranda, Italo
Csendes Juhasz, Attila
Institución
Resumen
Introduction: Bariatric surgery is effective and safe in treating obese patients with BMI > 40, however, higher preoperative weight could increases morbidity and mortality. Aim: To describe and compare the perioperative and mid term outcomes between hiperobese and morbidly obese patients submitted to gastric bypass. Material and Method: A prospective study of hiperobese patients submitted to gastric bypass over the past 10 years. We analyzed clinical characteristics, perioperative morbimortality and resolution of comorbidities. The results were compared with a group of morbidly obese patients matched by age and sex. Results: 146 hiperobese were operated and compared with 165 morbidly obese patients. 66.8% were female and the average age of the total group was 39.9 ± 12.4 years, with no significant differences between groups by sex and age. The average BMI was 53 and 44.4 respectively. 21.5% had diabetes mellitus 2, 39.5% hypertension, 31% dislipidemia and 8.4% osteoarthritis, with no s