Bariatric Surgery Procedures
Conditions
Keywords
Morbid obesity, Bariatric surgery, Multi-dimensional score
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to propose a multi-dimensional score to predict those patients undergoing bariatric surgeries who will be in need for postoperative ICU admission.
Detailed description
A multi-dimensional score of 7 risk factors was proposed which may help in identifying morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric surgeries who will need admission to a critical care unit postoperatively for follow up.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* patients who have been operated upon for either laparoscopic gastric sleeve or laparoscopic gastric bypass during the period from January to June 2016.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients were excluded in case of postoperative surgical complications, conversion to open surgery or in case of redo.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Creation of a multi-dimensional score for the need of post-bariatric surgery ICU admission | Through study completion, an average of six months. |
Countries
Egypt