Obesity and SARS-CoV-2: Considerations on bariatric surgery and recommendations for the start of surgical activity
Cir Esp (Engl Ed). 2021 Jan;99(1):4-10.
doi: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2020.06.005.
Epub 2020 Jun 18.
[Article in
English,
Spanish]
Authors
Raquel Sánchez Santos
1
, Amador Garcia Ruiz de Gordejuela
2
, Irene Breton Lesmes
3
, Albert Lecube Torelló
4
, Violeta Moizé Arcone
5
, Juan José Arroyo Martin
2
, Enric Fernandez Alsina
2
, Esteban Martín Antona
2
, Miguel Ángel Rubio Herrera
3
, Fátima Sabench Pereferrer
6
, Andrés Sánchez Pernaute
6
, Ramón Vilallonga Puy
6
Affiliations
- 1 Sociedad Española de Cirugía de la Obesidad y Enfermedades Metabólicas (SECO). Electronic address: raquelsanchezsantos@gmail.com.
- 2 Sección de Obesidad de la Asociación Española de Cirujanos (AEC).
- 3 Sociedad Española de Endocrinología y Nutrición (SEEN).
- 4 Sociedad Española para el Estudio de la Obesidad (SEEDO).
- 5 Sociedad Científica Española de Dietética y Nutrición (SEDYN).
- 6 Sociedad Española de Cirugía de la Obesidad y Enfermedades Metabólicas (SECO).
Abstract
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has a great impact worldwide, being Spain one of the most affected countries. The delay in bariatric surgery can have fatal consequences since up to 50% of the patients who are on the waiting list develop a new comorbidity during the time they remain on it and 1.5% of patients die while waiting for the intervention. That is why bariatric surgery should not be delayed, if the occupation of the hospital by COVID-19+ patients decreases significantly, and sufficient resources and safety are available to restart surgery in patients with benign pathology. This document contains the main recommendations for the bariatric surgery programs in our country from the point of view of safety, bariatric patient preparation and follow up during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemia.
Keywords:
Bariatric Surgery; COVID-19; Cirugía bariátrica; Obesidad; Obesity; Safety; Seguridad.
Copyright © 2020 AEC. Publicado por Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
MeSH terms
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Bariatric Surgery / standards*
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COVID-19 / epidemiology*
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Comorbidity
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Humans
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Obesity / epidemiology
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Obesity / surgery*
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Pandemics*
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Practice Guidelines as Topic*
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SARS-CoV-2