Bariatric surgery outcomes: a single-center study in the United Arab Emirates
| Autor: | Almantas Maleckas, Murtada Elbagir, Sarah Abdi, Brigette Tagure, Salah Abusnana |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Population Type 2 diabetes chemistry.chemical_compound Weight loss Diabetes mellitus Internal medicine Internal Medicine medicine education Targets and Therapy [Diabetes Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity] Original Research Pharmacology education.field_of_study business.industry Medical record medicine.disease Obesity lipid profile chemistry laparoscopic RYGB Glycated hemoglobin type 2 diabetes medicine.symptom Metabolic syndrome laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy business |
| Zdroj: | Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy |
| ISSN: | 1178-7007 |
| Popis: | Salah Abusnana,1 Sarah Abdi,1 Brigette Tagure,1 Murtada Elbagir,1 Almantas Maleckas2 1Rashid Center for Diabetes and Research, Ministry of Health, Ajman, United Arab Emirates; 2Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, LithuaniaBackground: Bariatric surgery has become an attractive treatment for severe obesity over the last decade, due to its impacts on weight loss and remission of type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. In the United Arab Emirates, a country where the rate of obesity is dramatically increasing bariatric surgery has gained popularity in recent years; however, published data on its outcomes in the Emirati population are lacking.Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 95 patients who underwent bariatric surgery (ie, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass [RYGB] or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy) at the Rashid Center for Diabetes and Research in Ajman, United Arab Emirates. Weight outcomes and metabolic marker data were abstracted at baseline and at 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively.Results: Laparoscopic RYGB was the main procedure performed by our bariatric unit. All variables demonstrated postoperative improvement. An average excess weight loss of 68% was observed at 12 months. Fat mass was the body component that decreased the most, with an average reduction of 46%. Additionally, lipid profiles were significantly different (P |
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