Background There are data on the safety of cancer surgery and the efficacy of preventive strategies on the prevention of postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 in these patients. But there is little such data for any elective surgery. The main objectives of this study were to examine the safety of bariatric surgery (BS) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to determine the efficacy of perioperative COVID-19 protective strategies on postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 rates. Methods We conducted an international cohort study to determine all-cause and COVID-19-specific 30-day morbidity and mortality of BS performed between 01/05/2020 and 31/10/2020. Results Four hundred ninety-nine surgeons from 185 centres in 42 countries provided data on 7704 patients. Elective primary BS (n = 7084) was associated with a 30-day morbidity of 6.76% (n = 479) and a 30-day mortality of 0.14% (n = 10). Emergency BS, revisional BS, insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, and untreated obstructive sleep apnoea were associated with increased complications on multivariable analysis. Forty-three patients developed symptomatic COVID-19 postoperatively, with a higher risk in non-whites. Preoperative self-isolation, preoperative testing for SARS-CoV-2, and surgery in institutions not concurrently treating COVID-19 patients did not reduce the incidence of postoperative COVID-19. Postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 was more likely if the surgery was performed during a COVID-19 peak in that country. Conclusions BS can be performed safely during the COVID-19 pandemic with appropriate perioperative protocols. There was no relationship between preoperative testing for COVID-19 and self-isolation with symptomatic postoperative COVID-19. The risk of postoperative COVID-19 risk was greater in non-whites or if BS was performed during a local peak.
ObjetivoO estudo buscou determinar a relação entre obesidade e presença de comorbidades em trabalhadores do Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro, de Campinas (SP). MétodosRealizou-se um estudo individual, observacional e transversal (tipo inquérito), por meio da análise de 400 prontuários de funcionários do Hospital e Maternidade Celso Pierro, Campinas (SP), escolhidos aleatoriamente dentro do universo de 2.185 trabalhadores da instituição. Foram avaliados indicadores como sexo, peso, altura (permitindo o cálculo do índice de massa corporal) e presença ou não de comorbidades relacionadas pela literatura à obesidade.ResultadosO grupo que apresentou maior porcentagem de peso adequado estava 16 30 anos, (67,4%), enquanto o grupo etário >50 66 mostrou maior número de indivíduos com sobrepeso (64,0%). Tais dados coincidiram com o fato de as comorbidades também apresentarem predomínio neste último grupo, em que seis das dez patologias estudadas apareceram com maior frequência percentual. Levando-se em consideração a relação entre sexo e índice de massa corporal, os dados revelaram preponderância do sexo feminino nos grupos com sobrepeso e com obesidade graus I, II e III. Finalmente, quando analisada a relação entre índice de massa corporal e comorbidades, observou-se ampla superioridade destas nos indivíduos com obesidade graus I, II e III.ConclusãoO excesso de peso está relacionado ao aumento da frequência de comorbidades, afetando todas as faixas etárias e ambos os sexos, com relativo predomínio no feminino.Termos de indexação: Comorbidades. Obesidade. Pessoal de Saúde.
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to a worldwide suspension of bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) services. The current study analyses data on patterns of service delivery, recovery of practices, and protective measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic by bariatric teams. Materials and Methods The current study is a subset analysis of the GENEVA study which was an international cohort study between 01/05/2020 and 31/10/2020. Data were specifically analysed regarding the timing of BMS suspension, patterns of service recovery, and precautionary measures deployed. Results A total of 527 surgeons from 439 hospitals in 64 countries submitted data regarding their practices and handling of the pandemic. Smaller hospitals (with less than 200 beds) were able to restart BMS programmes more rapidly (time to BMS restart 60.8 ± 38.9 days) than larger institutions (over 2000 beds) (81.3 ± 30.5 days) (p = 0.032). There was a significant difference in the time interval between cessation/reduction and restart of bariatric services between government-funded practices (97.1 ± 76.2 days), combination practices (84.4 ± 47.9 days), and private practices (58.5 ± 38.3 days) (p < 0.001). Precautionary measures adopted included patient segregation, utilisation of personal protective equipment, and preoperative testing. Following service recovery, 40% of the surgeons operated with a reduced capacity. Twenty-two percent gave priority to long waiters, 15.4% gave priority to uncontrolled diabetics, and 7.6% prioritised patients requiring organ transplantation. Conclusion This study provides global, real-world data regarding the recovery of BMS services following the COVID-19 pandemic. Graphical abstract
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