Wound closure technique and acute wound complications in gastric surgery for morbid obesity: a prospective randomized trial1

Derzie, Alain J; Silvestri, Fred; Liriano, Eduardo; Benotti, Peter N.

doi:10.1016/s1072-7515(00)00353-7

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“…6 In addition, obesity has long been associated with perioperative wound infection. 22,23 However, in our study, we found no significant differences in rate of either septicemia or superficial or deep sternal infection.…”

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confidence: 72%

Impact of Body Mass Index on Clinical Outcome and Health-Related Quality of Life Following Open Heart Surgery

Barnett

Martin²,

Halpin³

et al. 2010

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

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The effect of increased body mass index (BMI) on survival following open heart surgery is unclear. We explored the relationship between BMI, survival following elective open heart surgery, and health-related quality of life. Our results suggest that increased BMI need not be a deterrent for undergoing open heart surgery. Patients with increased BMI can expect similar complication rates, significant gains in health-related quality of life at 1 year, and comparable intermediate survival.

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confidence: 72%

Impact of Body Mass Index on Clinical Outcome and Health-Related Quality of Life Following Open Heart Surgery

Barnett

Martin²,

Halpin³

et al. 2010

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

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“…Morbid obesity is a major independent risk factor for sudden death from acute postoperative PE 5,6 . Heparin, 5000 IU subcutaneously, administered before surgery and repeated every 12 h until the patient was fully mobile, reduced the risk of DVT 7 .…”

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confidence: 99%

Anaesthesia for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: First Time in Bangladesh - A Case Report

Sardar

Chowdhury

Morshed

et al. 2009

j Bangladesh Soc Anaesthesiologists

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“…Some investigators have suggested that it is not the actual patient weight, but the depth or thickness of adipose tissue through which the wound is created [37,38] . We followed patients with the BMI 1 30 (16% of the patients) and the thickness of subcutaneous layer 1 3 cm (25% of the patients) as separated subgroups.…”

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Comparison of Sutured versus Non-Sutured Subcutaneous Fat Tissue in Abdominal Surgery

Paral

Ferko²,

Varga³

et al. 2007

Eur Surg Res

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Purpose: The aim of this prospective randomized study was to investigate the necessity of suturing subcutaneous fat tissue in elective abdominal surgery. Methods: 415 patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery were admitted to the trial. The patients were divided into two basic groups according to wound contamination: clean operations (n = 201) and clean-contaminated operation (n = 214). Subcutaneous suturing of the subcutaneous fat tissue was performed in half of the patients in each group, determined using the envelope method (‘Suture Yes’ or ‘Suture No’). Wounds were checked on postoperative days 3, 7, 14, and 30. Infectious and non-infectious wound complications were charted in the records. Data were statistically analyzed. The percentages of complications in groups with and without subcutaneous suturing were statistically compared using Yates’ corrected χ² two-tailed test. Results: There were no statistically significant group differences in infectious and non-infectious wound complications. Conclusion: These results suggest that omission of subcutaneous fat tissue suturing does not increase the occurrence of infectious or non-infectious wound complications.

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Wound closure technique and acute wound complications in gastric surgery for morbid obesity: a prospective randomized trial1

Cited by 71 publications

References 21 publications

Impact of Body Mass Index on Clinical Outcome and Health-Related Quality of Life Following Open Heart Surgery

Impact of Body Mass Index on Clinical Outcome and Health-Related Quality of Life Following Open Heart Surgery

Anaesthesia for Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: First Time in Bangladesh - A Case Report

Comparison of Sutured versus Non-Sutured Subcutaneous Fat Tissue in Abdominal Surgery

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